Luke Shaw has labelled Bukayo Saka as a ‘star boy’ after the Arsenal star returned to training ahead of their visit to Chelsea on Sunday in the Premier League, as the Manchester United defender posted on his England teammate’s Instagram.
Mikel Arteta’s side have a Europa League clash against FC Zurich to deal with on Thursday, before that, but given it’s a dead rubber, and the magnitude of what’s coming up, then Arsenal fans will be hoping a number of their star men will be rested.
Now, given this is Arteta, it’s not guaranteed, but Saka, who went off injured during Arsenal’s 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest over the weekend, surely can’t be risked.
Added to that, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is just around the corner, and any small knock, is worrying every single player.
Next week will be the final round of fixtures in domestic football, before the world descends to the Middle East for the biggest sporting competition in the world.
Well, after Saka’s minor scare against Forest, he posted an image of him in training added with the caption ‘the Lord is my strength’.
AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori responded in the comments section with a praying emoji, whilst another one of his England teammates, Luke Shaw, called him a ‘star boy’
CHELSEA V ARSENAL
Graham Potter’s side recorded a 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Wednesday night, with a mixture of key players starting and resting ahead of the visit of Arsenal on Sunday.
Thiago Silva came on in the second half, as did Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Conor Gallagher – players who have started recently.
But Mason Mount did play the entire game, whilst worryingly for Chelsea, Ben Chilwell hobbled off with what looked like a serious injury because, if it’s as bad as it looks, then his World Cup dream is over.
That should surely be a sign to Arteta to keep Saka away from the starting XI against Zurich because there is a much more important game against their London rivals coming up.
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