Arteta confirms Saka will miss several weeks through injury

Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Arsenal will be without Bukayo Saka for 'several weeks' with hamstring injury

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00:00It's not looking good, he's going to be out for many weeks.

00:03Many being how many?

00:06Many. I can't be too specific because I don't know, but it will be many weeks.

00:11How big of a blow is that for you?

00:13Yeah, it's a huge one, obviously he's a big player for us,

00:16you just have to see the impact that he's got on the team.

00:18But it's going to be a really good exercise for all of us

00:21to think about ways to overcome another challenge,

00:25because we already have a lot in the season.

00:27Is there a fear he might not come back at the end of the season?

00:31No.

00:32So he'll definitely be back before the end of the season?

00:34Definitely, in football and with injuries, I wouldn't put my ten fingers there,

00:38but I would be very optimistic that he's going to be well back before the end of the season.

00:45He's got it, you can tell that he's not been injured,

00:49because he was really, really emotional, he was really down,

00:53and we need to lift him up, because it's part of what we do,

00:57it's part of what he does, it's a big part of his job,

01:00and he will be fine, but I think he's going to need a few days.