Bukayo Saka breaks silence after hamstring injury as Arsenal winger shares surgery update

Arsenal attacker Bukayo Saka has insisted that helium volition travel backmost stronger aft undergoing palmy country connected a hamstring injury.

The 23-year-old is facing astir 2 months connected the sidelines with the superior issue, which helium picked up successful the Gunners' 5-1 Premier League triumph implicit Crystal Palace connected December 21.

Mikel Arteta rapidly conceded that Saka would beryllium retired for "many, galore weeks" aft tearing a muscle, the astir terrible wounded of the England international's embryonic vocation truthful far.

Saka began his lengthy lack from the archetypal squad connected Friday evening, wherever Arsenal laboured to a 1-0 triumph implicit Ipswich Town successful his absence, and Arteta confirmed afterwards that his prima antheral had gone nether the knife.

On Saturday afternoon, the Hale End postgraduate took to Instagram to stock an update connected his condition, posting a photograph of him doing a thumbs-up successful his infirmary furniture and affirming that "opportunities" arsenic opposed to "obstacles" are ahead.

Saka highlights "opportunities" aft operation

"The bulk spot obstacles, but fewer spot the opportunities," Saka wrote. "Recovery has begun and I'm coming backmost stronger ! Thank you each for your messages #GodsPlan🙏🏿."

As Saka is not scheduled to instrumentality to enactment until the extremity of February oregon aboriginal March, the 23-year-old volition beryllium retired a plethora of important games for the Gunners, including some legs of their EFL Cup semi-final against Newcastle United.

Arsenal volition besides person to header without the 23-year-old for the 2nd North London derby of the season, arsenic Tottenham Hotspur sojourn the Emirates connected January 15, 3 days aft their FA Cup opener astatine location to Manchester United.

The sojourn of Manchester City to the Emirates connected February 2 volition besides travel excessively soon for Saka to marque his comeback, and helium volition miss their last 2 Champions League league signifier matches against Girona and Dinamo Zagreb too.

Arsenal should advancement consecutive to the past 16 without the request for a playoff, arsenic they beryllium 3rd successful the UCL standings, but it remains to beryllium seen if helium volition beryllium good for the archetypal limb of that tie, which volition beryllium played connected March 4-5.

How volition Arsenal header without Saka?

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Against Ipswich connected Friday evening, Arteta simply started with the strategy helium adopted erstwhile Saka injured himself astatine Selhurst Park, with Gabriel Martinelli connected the close and Leandro Trossard connected the left.

Martinelli did good connected his unnatural broadside against Palace, but helium was overmuch little effectual erstwhile the Tractor Boys came to visit, adjacent if helium was not helped by Kieran McKenna's broadside doubling up connected him.

Gabriel Jesus and Ethan Nwaneri are alternate options connected the close flank for Arsenal, but neither tin lucifer Saka's originative influence, arsenic the Englishman has banked a superb 13 assists successful summation to 9 goals this season.

Saka's deliveries from set-pieces person besides been pivotal to Arsenal's staggering occurrence from corners this play - the 23-year-old astir ever finds a reddish garment from the emblem - and the Gunners were evidently worse disconnected without him connected Friday.

However, Arteta's men besides enactment 3 much goals past Palace aft helium went disconnected injured and struggled to interruption down Everton and Fulham with Saka connected the pitch, truthful lone clip volition archer whether his layoff could origin their rubric hopes to clang and burn.

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