Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka suffered a hamstring injury in their recent 5-1 win over Crystal Palace and is expected to be out of action for a significant period of time

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has admitted the challenge of coping without injured winger Bukayo Saka is likely to make him a better head coach. Saka is set to miss "many weeks" after tearing his hamstring,

Bukayo Saka has been ruled out for many weeks after the Arsenal winger picked up a hamstring injury; the England international is a key cog down the right hand side for Mikel Arteta - so who could replace him on that wing?

Bukayo Saka faces “many weeks” on the sidelines after suffering a torn hamstring, while his Arsenal team-mate Raheem Sterling will also be unavailable for a similar period. Saka, 23, was forced off during the first half of Arsenal’s 5-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday with an injury to his right leg.

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It's a really good exercise and the boys are willing to do anything we demand them to do, so that's a really good thing, too." Saka's absence comes before a busy period for the Gunners with nine matches in January.

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There is no disguising the fact that Bukayo Saka would be one of the first names on a list of players we wouldn’t want to be injured. Every team has a core group of talent so good that they can’t be replaced.