It’s not looking good. He’s going to be out for many weeks.
on how many weeks he’ll be out for:
Many. I cannot be too specific because I don’t know, but it will be many weeks.
on how big a blow it is for us:
Yes it’s a huge one. Obviously he’s a big player for us. You just have to see the impact that he has on the team, but it’s going to be a really good exercise for all of us to think about ways to overcome another challenge, because we’ve already had a lot in the season.
on Raheem Sterling:
He’s going to be out for weeks. He needs some further testing tomorrow to understand the extent of the injury. It’s his knee and we have to wait another 24 hours, but unfortunately he’s going to be out for a while.
on if we will sign a player in that position:
I don’t know, my intention right now is within the team right now to get the best out of what we have. What is outside is not in our control.
on the option of Martinelli on the right:
Yeah, well, that's the first one that we decided to go through, especially because he's played there before. He played the last game there against Everton in the last match of the season. He did really well. I think he did really well again the other day. He scored a goal, he created an assist. And it's a good option to have. We're going to have the options to play both footed as well. If we need to, another kind of profile in relation to the opposition. So, we are on it.
on the candidates to replace Saka:
Gabby has played there, Ethan has played there, Leo can play there in relation to how that unit moves. Kai can play there, asking him different things. So, We'll see, try to speak to them as well and understand how they feel about it.
on Bukayo Saka:
It’s not looking good. He’s going to be out for many weeks.
on how many weeks he’ll be out for:
Many. I cannot be too specific because I don’t know, but it will be many weeks.
on how big a blow it is for us:
Yes it’s a huge one. Obviously he’s a big player for us. You just have to see the impact that he has on the team, but it’s going to be a really good exercise for all of us to think about ways to overcome another challenge, because we’ve already had a lot in the season.
on Raheem Sterling:
He’s going to be out for weeks. He needs some further testing tomorrow to understand the extent of the injury. It’s his knee and we have to wait another 24 hours, but unfortunately he’s going to be out for a while.
on if we will sign a player in that position:
I don’t know, my intention right now is within the team right now to get the best out of what we have. What is outside is not in our control.
on the option of Martinelli on the right:
Yeah, well, that's the first one that we decided to go through, especially because he's played there before. He played the last game there against Everton in the last match of the season. He did really well. I think he did really well again the other day. He scored a goal, he created an assist. And it's a good option to have. We're going to have the options to play both footed as well. If we need to, another kind of profile in relation to the opposition. So, we are on it.
on the candidates to replace Saka:
Gabby has played there, Ethan has played there, Leo can play there in relation to how that unit moves. Kai can play there, asking him different things. So, We'll see, try to speak to them as well and understand how they feel about it.
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What a bummer...
I hate how predictable this one was.. everyone saw that coming a mile away..
It seems like we just can't catch a break. What a horror season...
Only Rodri has clocked more minutes than Saka over the last few years for club and country, and he blew his ACL running in a straight line.
I recall a few of us here predicted this season would settle along the injury table timelines, just like the one before.
Losing Saka is a big deal, sadly.