Mikel Arteta hopes Bukayo Saka will be fit for Arsenal’s Champions League clash

Saka was withdrawn just 10 minutes into the second half of Arsenal’s 4-0 win at Ipswich and had an ice pack applied to his right ankle following Davis’ late challenge.
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka went off with more than half an hour of the match at Ipswich remaining (PA)

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka went off with more than half an hour of the match at Ipswich remaining (PA)

Mikel Arteta said he hopes Leif Davis’ “dangerous” red-card tackle on Bukayo Saka will not stop his star winger from playing in Arsenal’s Champions League semi-final against Paris St Germain.

Saka was withdrawn just 10 minutes into the second half of Arsenal’s 4-0 win at Ipswich and had an ice pack applied to his right ankle following Davis’ late challenge.

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