{"id":290085,"date":"2023-10-04T20:24:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290085"},"modified":"2023-10-04T20:24:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:24:44","slug":"bukayo-sakas-chances-of-playing-vs-man-city-being-judged-day-by-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/bukayo-sakas-chances-of-playing-vs-man-city-being-judged-day-by-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Bukayo Saka&apos;s chances of playing vs Man City being judged day-by-day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bukayo Saka leads an England injury crisis with Arsenal winger set to have a scan on his hamstring on Thursday ahead of Man City clash on Sunday\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gareth Southgate may be unable to pick Bukayo Saka for England this month\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>England&#8217;s squad for the October internationals is being announced on Thursday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click HERE to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bukayo Saka leads a worrying England injury crisis with the Arsenal attacker a doubt for Sunday\u2019s clash against Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners winger suffered a suspected hamstring tweak against Lens on Tuesday night, though medics are hopeful the injury isn\u2019t serious. He also took a blow to the thigh in France.<\/p>\n<p>He will undergo further medical tests on Thursday following an initial scan on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The best case scenario for Saka is that he has suffered a painful dead leg, nevertheless the prospect of the attacker playing against City &#8211; and in the forthcoming international fixtures against Australia and Italy &#8211; would represent a risk.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday night, Saka was not being completely ruled out of Sunday\u2019s visit of Pep Guardiola\u2019s team &#8211; but his chances of playing are being judged on a day-by-day basis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/19\/76173791-0-image-a-45_1696445772460.jpg\" height=\"392\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka was substituted with an injury during Arsenal&#8217;s Champions League defeat by Lens\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/20\/76174147-12594661-image-a-61_1696446199166.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate is set to name his England squad for October&#8217;s internationals on Thursday but will have to pick from a depleted pool of players with several stars out with injuries<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/20\/76173787-12594661-Saka_is_not_being_completely_ruled_out_of_Sunday_s_crunch_Premie-a-68_1696446789372.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Saka is not being completely ruled out of Sunday&#8217;s crunch Premier League fixture against Man City, but his chances of playing are being judged on a day-by-day basis<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>But generally, even minor hamstring injuries can take two weeks to recover.<\/p>\n<p>England boss Gareth Southgate was being kept updated on Saka\u2019s fitness on Wednesday as he finalised plans ahead of Thursday&#8217;s squad announcement.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate is set to name a depleted squad due a host of injuries to players in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the doubts over Saka, England will be without a recognised left-back with Luke Shaw and Ben Chilwell unavailable through injury.<\/p>\n<p>Brentford\u2019s Rico Henry, who has been scouted as an alternative to Shaw and Chilwell, is also unavailable through injury.<\/p>\n<p>Levi Colwill, who has been playing at left-back for Chelsea this season, will keep his place in the squad as will Kieran Trippier, who has played in the position consistently for England.<\/p>\n<p>Trent Alexander-Arnold, who missed the previous squad with a hamstring injury, is also set to return and could fill in at left-back.<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace left-back Tyrick Mitchell, who has one England cap, could come back into contention but sources have indicated there are some reservations about handing him a recall.<\/p>\n<p>Eberechi Eze will miss out on the squad with the injury hamstring first revealed by Mail Sport on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/20\/76174173-12594661-Chelsea_defender_Ben_Chilwell_will_not_be_available_for_England_-a-69_1696446789373.jpg\" height=\"440\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell will not be available for England having suffered a hamstring injury\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/20\/76174163-12594661-Crystal_Palace_star_Eberechi_Eze_middle_is_also_set_to_miss_out_-a-70_1696446789374.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crystal Palace star,\u00a0Eberechi Eze (middle), is also set to miss out after he also sustained a hamstring injury<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/04\/20\/76174169-12594661-But_Southgate_is_interested_in_calling_Newcastle_winger_Anthony_-a-71_1696446789376.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But Southgate is interested in calling Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon into the squad<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle\u2019s Anthony Gordon is among the players interesting Southgate and Eze\u2019s injury could open the door to the attacker. Mason Mount has returned to full fitness with Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether there is space for Raheem Sterling, particularly with Jack Grealish available again after missing out through injury in September.<\/p>\n<p>There are also fitness concerns over Newcastle striker Callum Wilson, with Aston Villa\u2019s Ollie Watkins pushing hard for a recall.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Henderson is hoping to keep his place in the squad despite his move to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12594661\/Bukayo-Saka-one-England-stars-miss-Octobers-internationals-despite-Arsenal-forward-not-completely-ruled-Sundays-clash-vs-Man-City-chances-playing-judged-day-day-basis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bukayo Saka leads an England injury crisis with Arsenal winger set to have a scan on his hamstring on Thursday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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