Arsenal extended their unbeaten start to the Premier League season to four games with a tough 1-0 win away to Tottenham.
Gabriel Magalhaes’ second-half header sealed a vital victory against Spurs as Mikel Arteta recorded a third consecutive away win against bitter rivals Arsenal.
The visitors were forced to extend their lead in the dying minutes of the game as Gabriel and defensive partner William Saliba slammed the back door on Tottenham.
However, despite the passionate celebrations at the end of normal time, star player Bukayo Saka limped off in the final minutes, giving Arteta an injury headache.
Bukayo Saka has been directly involved in more Premier League goals against Tottenham (6) than against any other team he has faced in his career.
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Arsenal begin their UEFA Champions League campaign at Atalanta on Thursday night and Arteta confirmed after the game that Saka was a doubt through injury.
“Saka fell, he said he couldn’t continue. I don’t know exactly what’s going on with Bukayo, but he couldn’t continue the match.
“We will evaluate it in the coming days and make a decision.”
Saka’s potential absence for the trip to Italy adds another problem to Arteta’s list of injury concerns, as captain Martin Odegaard is expected to miss out.
Odegaard injured his ankle during an international with Norway and is not expected to return until October, but Declan Rice is available after serving a suspension against Tottenham.
