Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard injuries give Mikel Arteta cause for concern

Mikel Arteta fears Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard are both braced for a period on the sidelines after they sustained injuries in Arsenal’s thumping 5-0 win over Leeds at the Emirates.

Viktor Gyokeres bagged a brace on his home debut for Arsenal, while Jurrien Timber also scored twice after new signing Eberechi Eze was unveiled in the moments before kick-off at a euphoric Emirates.

But Saka, who himself hit the target in first-half stoppage time, was replaced in the 53rd minute with a hamstring injury.

The England international was ruled out for three-and-half months last season after he was forced to have surgery on his right hamstring.

Saka pulled up before going down and clutching his left hamstring when the second half was just six minutes old. He hobbled off before he exchanged a guarded message with Arteta behind the veil of his left hand.

Odegaard fell awkwardly on his right shoulder early on and never fully recovered. Kai Havertz is also facing a spell out with a knee injury – the extent of how long the Germany international will be sidelined for remains unclear at this stage.

And Arteta said: “Those are the negatives of the day. Martin felt something in his shoulder when he landed. We don’t know. We’ll have to scan him tomorrow and understand a bit better.

“And Bukayo, while he was running with the ball, carrying the ball, wrestling with the defender, he felt something in his hamstring while he was sprinting. That’s never a good sign.

“We’ll have to wait and speak to the doctors. But he’s had these injuries before. And he knows exactly the feeling of that.

“We are two weeks in and we have already lost Kai, Martin and Bukayo. So it tells you how well-equipped you have to be in this league to manage and to