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  "path": "/2026/04/17/bukayo-saka-jurrien-timber-martin-odegaard-injury-update-ahead-man-city-vs-arsenal-28011584/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T13:02:10.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Football",
    "Sport",
    "Arsenal",
    "Bukayo Saka",
    "Declan Rice",
    "Jurrien Timber",
    "Martin Odegaard",
    "Noni Madueke",
    "Riccardo Calafiori",
    "Jurrien Timbe",
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    "Manchester City",
    "Mikel Arteta",
    "Carabao Cup",
    "Arteta revealed his winger has been struggling with an Achilles injury",
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    "the Norway star has picked up a minor setback after recent knee issues.",
    "but was forced off in the second-half.",
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  "textContent": "Saka has not played since the Carabao Cup final (Picture: Getty)\n\nJurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori and Martin Odegaard remain doubts for Arsenal’s Premier League showdown with Manchester City this weekend with Bukayo Saka ruled out.\n\nThe Gunners sit six points clear at the summit of English football but City can land another huge blow to their title hopes with victory at the Etihad on Sunday.\n\nMikel Arteta has been dealing with a number of injury problems since the international break in March.\n\nSaka has not featured since the Carabao Cup final last month, missing the FA Cup defeat to Southampton, both Champions League games against Sporting CP and the league defeat to Bournemouth last time out.\n\nSpeaking this week, Arteta revealed his winger has been struggling with an Achilles injury. The Arsenal boss was hopeful it was a matter of ‘days, not weeks’ before Saka will be available again.\n\nBut in his pre-match press conference on Friday, the Arsenal boss confirmed Saka is not available for the trip to Manchester.\n\n‘Bukayo is out. That is for sure,’ Arteta said.\n\n##  Get personalised football updates every day\n\nSign up to our daily football newsletter and choose your team to get the latest news, rumours and more about your favourite team.\n\n‘Hopefully he recovers very soon because he is a tremendous player. He is starting to do some stuff, let’s see how quickly he can be with us.’\n\n## Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber injury latest\n\nOdegaard meanwhile was back in the team immediately following the international break.\n\nOdegaard has missed the last two games (Picture: Getty)\n\nBut he has missed the last two games with his international manager Stale Solbakken claiming the Norway star has picked up a minor setback after recent knee issues.\n\nTimber meanwhile has not played since the victory over Everton in mid-March while Calafiori has also missed the last two games.\n\nWhile he did not rule the trio out, Arteta suggested they face an uphill battle being fit in time for Sunday.\n\n‘Yeah we will try again, some players are quite close but the turnaround is short. We will try tomorrow,’ Arteta said.\n\n## Is Noni Madueke injured for Man City game?\n\nNoni Madueke has served as Saka’s understudy on the right for much of the season, starting in his place in recent weeks.\n\nThe former Chelsea star was in the side again on Wednesday against Sporting but was forced off in the second-half.\n\nHe is another major doubt for the trip up north.\n\n‘We have another training session tomorrow,’ Arteta said when asked about Madueke. ‘It didn’t look that bad after the game, and he is someone who pushes through pain. But we will have to wait and see.’\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber and Martin Odegaard injury update ahead of Man City vs Arsenal"
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