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Why Isn’t Bukayo Saka Playing for Arsenal Against Manchester City? Injury Update
Mikel Arteta said Arsenal have a solution on the right flank as the winger misses his fifth straight match with an Achilles problem.
- On Sunday, April 19, 2026, Arsenal faces Manchester City in a pivotal Premier League title clash without star winger Bukayo Saka, who remains sidelined with an Achilles injury.
- The 24-year-old winger has missed four consecutive matches since aggravating his Achilles problem during the Carabao Cup final on March 22, leaving the Gunners without their headline attacker.
- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed on Friday that Saka is "out, that is for sure," while expressing hope that deputy Noni Madueke, battling a knee issue, might be available.
- Leading the table by six points, Arsenal visits the Etihad Stadium for a match Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola declared decisive, saying "If we lose, it's over."
- While long-term casualty Mikel Merino remains unavailable, Arteta indicated teammates Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, and Riccardo Calafiori are "quite close" to returning, potentially easing the squad's injury crisis.
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