Saka target a 'beautiful instant' but harm problems for Arsenal

Mikel Arteta is not going to believe that his poor luck.

In the exact same game as crucial player Bukayo Saka scored on his very long-awaited return from personal injury, the Arsenal manager misplaced Yet another in centre-back again Gabriel in advance of their Champions League quarter-remaining against Genuine Madrid up coming 7 days.

The Brazil defender limped off in the initial 50 percent of Tuesday's two-one get in opposition to Fulham by using a hamstring injuries - a problem which includes plagued the Gunners squad this year, with forward Kai Havertz's time ended by the same difficulty and Saka sidelined for 101 days.

So as to add to Arteta's defensive concerns, Netherlands Global Jurrien Timber also needed to be withdrawn in opposition to Fulham with a knee harm, whilst Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori ended up dominated out of the game with knee hassle.