{"id":372061,"date":"2025-08-25T10:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372061\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:13:23","slug":"three-ways-mikel-arteta-can-replace-bukayo-saka-against-liverpool-including-arsenal-debut-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372061\/","title":{"rendered":"Three ways Mikel Arteta can replace Bukayo Saka against Liverpool including Arsenal debut chance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Arsenal could be facing a potential issue when it comes to the fitness of Bukayo Saka ahead of their crunch match with Liverpool in the Premier League.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The star suffered with a sore hamstring during Arsenal\u2019s win over Leeds<\/a>, pulling up during the game and coming off before the end.<\/p>\n

There has been some indication of it not being too serious, as reports suggest that Saka\u2019s injury isn\u2019t as bad as first feared<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That said, with the quick turnaround in the Premier League fixture list<\/a>, there may be no guarantee as to his availability for the coming week.<\/p>\n

So, with that said, here\u2019s a look at three options for Mikel Arteta<\/a> to replace Bukayo Saka<\/a> in Arsenal\u2019s<\/a> clash with Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\"ArsenalPhoto by Jacques Feeney\/Offside\/Offside via Getty ImagesArsenal\u2019s options to replace Bukayo Saka against Liverpool after injuryNoni Madueke moves to the right flank<\/p>\n

One of the obvious candidates to replace Saka is Noni Madueke<\/a>, who signed from Chelsea earlier this summer.<\/p>\n

The England international made his full debut for the Gunners against Leeds over the weekend, but started on the left.<\/p>\n

Eventually replacing Saka on the right, Madueke looked much more comfortable on that side in the brief stint he played there.<\/p>\n

Over his career so far, the 23-year-old has featured on the right 157 times with 46 goals and 28 assists to his name.<\/p>\n

Eberechi Eze could be handed Arsenal debut opportunity<\/p>\n

It would be a bit of a surprise, but Eberechi Eze\u2019s<\/a> debut for Arsenal could come on the right flank against Liverpool.<\/p>\n

It seems an unlikely option, as he has only played a handful of games out there in his career so far.<\/p>\n

However, the quality of Eze could force him into the team sooner rather than later and a place on the right could unlock something new from him.<\/p>\n

The chances are that he would start on the left or as the attacking midfield role instead, but it remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

\"ArsenalPhoto by David Price\/Arsenal FC via Getty ImagesEthan Nwaneri may be handed first-team return chance<\/p>\n

Ethan Nwaneri<\/a> deputised for Saka most of last season, when the winger had suffered injuries, showing plenty of impressive ability on the right.<\/p>\n

While he may be viewed as more of an attacking midfielder in the future, playing the role on the right may well give him a chance to get back into the team.<\/p>\n

Plenty of ability was shown during that stint out wide, including a signature shot where he cut inside with his left and found the back of the net.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s a big occasion to step into, the youngster seems to be built for them already.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arsenal could be facing a potential issue when it comes to the fitness of Bukayo Saka ahead of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,2047,393,4884,130195,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-372061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-bukayo-saka","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-injury-news","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115088877435845808","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}