Bukayo Saka faces “many weeks” on the sidelines with a hamstring injury while Arsenal team-mate Raheem Sterling will also be unavailable for a similar timeframe, Mikel Arteta has said. 23-year-old Saka was forced off during the first half of Arsenal’s 5-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday with a muscular injury in his right leg.

Arsenal fear Bukayo Saka could be sidelined until March after tearing his hamstring against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Mikel Arteta confirmed on Monday that the winger is set to be out for “many weeks”,

One former Arsenal hero has flagged up that Mikel Arteta lacks faith in his own signing and therefore won't play him as the Gunners fight for the title.