Saka scores on return from injury as Gunners beat Fulham

Mikel Merino’s first half strike and Saka’s joyous second that lifted Mikel Arteta’s men to within nine points of Premier League leaders Liverpool to nine points

Arsenal's Bukayo Saka celebrates

Premier League: Arsenal 2 Fulham 1

Bukayo Saka scored the winner on his comeback to lift a mood of doom and gloom as it appears Arsenal will have to face the attacking might of Real Madrid in the Champions League next week without talismanic defender Gabriel. Saka’s second-half header put a smile back on the face of manager Mikel Arteta and the Arsenal crowd after Gabriel limped off for what could be a lengthy spell on the sidelines. That would appear to be the only diagnosis after the Brazil centre back limped off with what looked like a serious hamstring problem only 16 minutes.