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Bukayo Saka's injured - so what now for Arsenal and Arteta?

Ep. 521

Hello everyone and welcome back to Inside Arsenal.


In today's show I react to the news that Bukayo Saka will be sidelined for many weeks with a hamstring injury and look at what Mikel Arteta could do in terms of dealing with his absence.

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