Arsenal Winger Bukayo Saka Drops Out Of England Squad

Arsenal forward, Bukayo Saka, is out of England’s Nations League game against Finland on Sunday.

The winger limped off during the second half of Thursday’s humiliating defeat to Greece at Wembley and is not fit for the match in Helsinki.

He will return to Arsenal for further evaluation before their Premier League match against Bournemouth next weekend.

Liverpool midfielder, Curtis Jones, is also out of the trip as he has a personal matter to deal with. Jones was a late addition to the England squad ahead of the Greece game but was an unused substitute.

Harry Kane was among the 22 players who trained on Saturday, raising hopes that the captain will be fit to play after missing Thursday’s match.

Kane was unable to shake off a knock sustained while playing for Bayern Munich in time to participate. Leading interim manager Lee Carsley to adopt an unconventional formation that saw Jude Bellingham positioned as a ‘false 9’ in front of Phil Foden, Saka, Cole Palmer, and Anthony Gordon.

It backfired as Greece won 2-1 to take control of League B Group 2, leaving England no room for any more slip-ups if they want to win the group and return to League A automatically.

Saka’s injury is a blow for Arsenal with their captain Martin Odegaard also sidelined. Mikel Arteta’s side play Bournemouth away in the Premier League next Saturday.