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Arsenal stars Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli were forced off during the emphatic 6-0 Premier League victory over an abject Sheffield United on Monday night.
Mikel Arteta allayed fears of serious injuries to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli after Arsenal’s emphatic victory over Sheffield United.
Saka was taken off at half-time in the 6-0 victory before Martinelli was substituted in the 64th minute after limping off the field. Their respective struggles were the only negatives for the Gunners, who swept away the Premier League’s bottom team in true style.
Martin Odegaard put them ahead five minutes before Saka made a decisive contribution to an own goal from Omar Bogle. Martinelli scored from a deflection and Kai Havertz fired into the bottom corner before Declan Rice capitalized on a Saka cutback to make it 5-0 at half-time.
Ben White added another goal in a much quieter second half before Arteta gave an update on the injuries to his two first-choice wide players. “Bukayo was feeling sick and not feeling well, so we decided to take him out and bring in Fabio,” he told Sky Sports. “With Gabi it’s just a cut. So, he had a tackle and got a slight cut. We will have to see how he is doing.”
Arsenal have won their last seven Premier League games by an aggregate score of 31-3 and remain in the title race with Liverpool and Manchester City. Their fantastic form means they now have the best attacking and defensive record and Arteta was left to reflect on another eye-catching performance.
“I loved the way the team played,” he said. “The quality we show, the aggression with and without the ball. We were very determined from the beginning. We were all worried because it is a very complicated game against a team that had also done well against big teams. “I am very happy with the victory, the goals we scored and the clean sheet.”
Arsenal had six different goalscorers and their talent on the pitch was underlined when right-back White crashed the ball into the bottom corner with his weaker left foot. Arteta made the decision not to sign a new striker in the January transfer window and appears to have been vindicated.
When asked about the distribution of goals on the field, he said: “We really love our players and our job is to improve them, give them the resources and put them in situations to explore their qualities. “That’s what we’re trying to do and to see so many of them scoring obviously creates a sense of confidence and threat throughout the team that anyone can score a goal.”
The Gunners will play Brentford on Saturday and go top of the Premier League with a win, as Liverpool play Man City on Sunday. “It’s going to be tough against Brentford, it always is,” he added. “We will try to prepare for the game in the best way possible and, again, play like we are doing and earn the right to win the game.”
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