Wednesday’s briefing: Scoring return for Saka as Elanga haunts United

Bukayo Saka scored on his injury comeback to help Arsenal cut the gap on runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool to nine points.

Anthony Elanga returned to haunt former club Manchester United as Nottingham Forest maintain their Champions League charge, while Manchester City revealed the extent of Erling Haaland’s ankle injury.

Elsewhere, Wolves took another significant step towards safety to push Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton closer to relegation.

Saka’s back with a bang

It's like he never went away!

Bukayo Saka scored seven minutes into his return after four months out with injury.