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Arsenal conceded once and could have dispatched another, but the biggest blow in the opening 25 minutes against Crystal Palace was an injury to Bukayo Saka.
The durable winger has started 16 of Arsenal’s 17 top-flight matches this season, only sitting out the trip to Bournemouth in October. Gunners Lost 2-0 in his absence.
Saka is no stranger to an aggressive approach from opposition defenders, spending a large portion of each contest winning on the turf. However, the 23-year-old always found his way back to his feet, often taking the lead single-handedly ArmoryAttacking thrusts.
Meanwhile, A Chaotic competition Saka only had time to make three passes, which saw Gabriel Jesus twice fire the visitors either side of an equalizer from Ismaila Sarr. Martin Odegaard was last out of the Palace box, but he came off injured.
He attempted to block the forward’s cutback following a challenge from left-back Tyrique Mitchell. No Stayed on the ground and was seen clutching his hamstring. After a surprisingly brief inspection by Arsenal’s medical department, Arteta was forced to remove his star player in the 25th minute.
After the match J Arsenal eventually won 5-1Mikel Arteta refused to offer more than brief quibbles over Saka’s fitness. “He felt something,” said the Spanish boss Match of the day After the game. “It’s too early to judge. He was cautious with him right now.
Leandro Trossard entered the pitch as Saka’s replacement, but didn’t offer anywhere near the same guarantee of an end product. Before Saturday’s match, Saka boasted a team-high five top-flight goals and a division-leading ten assists.
Despite the flood of fixtures, Saka has little time to recover. Proceedings against the arsenal are ahead Promote Strugglers Ipswich Town on Friday, December 27 at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners then travel to Brentford’s GTech Community Stadium on New Year’s Day before a tough trip to Brighton on January 4.
