Premier League: Striker’s return makes Arsenal dream of the title
Bukayo Saka has returned to training after a long absence and will soon join Mikel Arteta’s squad
More than three months after his last game for Arsenal , Bukayo Saka has returned to training with the team. The club posted a photo of the player on the pitch, with the simple message: “Working hard”. The player himself signalled his return with a post on Instagram: “Hello again”.
It was on December 21 that Saka suffered a torn hamstring in an Arsenal match at Crystal Palace . The Englishman, who at the time had the most assists in the Premier League (10), underwent surgery shortly afterwards and has only now been able to return to training with the team, which will decide the success of the season very soon.
Mikel Arteta’s side sit second in the league, 12 points behind leaders Liverpool . With nine Premier League games remaining , it is imperative that the Gunners get on a winning streak as soon as possible if they are to still dream of winning a title that has eluded them since 2004.
Then there is the daunting challenge of facing Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals . The two-legged games are scheduled for April 8 and 16 and the hope will be that Saka will be fit to assist the team in those games, and hopefully even before then.three months, he is the team’s most prolific goal-scoring player this season – nine goals and 13 assists in 24 games in all competitions.
Still, this is just good news for Arsenal amid the injury problems that have plagued the squad.
Martin Odegaard missed three months of the season with an ankle injury and Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus are both expected to miss the rest of the campaign. Still, the return of the team’s most influential player gives Arsenal some hope as they approach the rest of the season with some optimism.
