"I am concerned because he hasn't had many muscular issues and he had to leave the pitch, Arteta said. He was feeling something and that's obviously never a good sign. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Especially for a player that is very, very explosive, so we are digging in a little bit more to understand where we are in terms of the injury and we will announce it when we know more."
"The Swedish striker had ended a five-game barren run in the Premier League with a header to open the scoring at Burnley on November 1 but was forced off at half-time with Mikel Merino coming on in his place. Gyokeres was not included in Sweden's squad for their final two World Cup qualifiers during the international break. You may like Mikel Arteta is now sweating over his star striker's fitness ahead of a crucial period of the season."
Viktor Gyokeres has experienced an inconsistent start at Arsenal and is currently managing a hamstring problem after leaving the Burnley game at half-time. He had ended a five-game Premier League scoring drought with a header at Burnley on November 1 before being substituted. Gyokeres was omitted from Sweden's final two World Cup qualifiers during the international break. Mikel Arteta expressed concern about a muscular issue for an explosive player and said the club is investigating the injury further. FourFourTwo understands the striker may miss the upcoming weekend but could be available the following weekend. Multiple Arsenal players are also sidelined with injuries.
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