{"id":292529,"date":"2023-10-05T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292529"},"modified":"2023-10-05T14:39:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T14:39:00","slug":"saka-injury-southgate-explains-call-to-name-arsenal-winger-in-england-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/saka-injury-southgate-explains-call-to-name-arsenal-winger-in-england-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Saka injury: Southgate explains call to name Arsenal winger in England squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/SEI_170652275-4267-e1696511248296.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate has defended his decision to include Bukayo Saka in England\u2019s latest squad despite his injury for Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal news, exclusives and analysis<\/p>\n<p>Saka was forced off in the first half of Arsenal\u2019s 2-1 defeat to Lens in the Champions League on Tuesday evening and is a doubt for the Gunners\u2019 key Premier League clash against Manchester City this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 22-year-old has been included by Southgate in England\u2019s squad for their upcoming friendly against Australia and their Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy later this month.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his decision to include Saka despite his injury, Southgate said on Thursday: \u2018He\u2019s still being assessed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Obviously they\u2019ve got a big game this weekend then there\u2019s another seven days before we play Australia and 10 days before Italy as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So everybody will monitor everything as we go forward.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/metro-parent\/img\/fallback.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Saka, who has made 87 consecutive Premier League appearances for Arsenal, hobbled off the pitch in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham last month but was able to start in the 4-0 win over Bournemouth last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The winger was replaced with 14 minutes remaining during that game and was an injury concern heading into the Champions League match against Lens this week.<\/p>\n<h2><i class=\"icon icon-exclaim\"><\/i>OCTOBER ENGLAND SQUAD<\/h2>\n<p><strong>GOALKEEPERS:<\/strong>\u00a0Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace).<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEFENDERS:<\/strong>\u00a0Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City).<\/p>\n<p><strong>MIDFIELDERS:<\/strong>\u00a0Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Al-Ettifaq), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (Arsenal).<\/p>\n<p><strong>FORWARDS:<\/strong>\u00a0Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddison (Tottenham), Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was big enough not to allow him to continue to play the game and that\u2019s a worry for us,\u2019 Mikel Arteta said of Saka\u2019s injury after his side\u2019s defeat to Lens.<\/p>\n<p>Saka has scored five goals and registered four assists for Arsenal this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong>Twitter\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/10\/05\/bukayo-saka-injury-gareth-southgate-explains-decision-to-name-arsenal-winger-in-england-squad-19610975\/?ico=zone-widget_home_sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gareth Southgate has defended his decision to include Bukayo Saka in England\u2019s latest squad despite his injury for Arsenal. 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