Saka
was
withdrawn
in
the
second
half
of
a
victory
at
the
Kassam
Stadium
on
Monday
(January
9)
that
set
up
a
fourth-round
tie
at
Manchester
City.
Arsenal
face
fierce
rivals
Tottenham
in
the
Premier
League
on
Sunday
(January
15)
and
the
sight
of
Saka
limping
off
was
a
concern
for
the
leaders.
But
Gunners
manager
Arteta
revealed
the
England
winger
is
“fine”
ahead
of
the
short
trip
to
do
battle
with
Spurs
this
weekend.
Arsenal
outclassed
League
One
side
Oxford
following
a
lacklustre
first-half
display,
Mohamed
Elneny
opening
the
scoring
before
the
in-form
Eddie
Nketiah
helped
himself
to
a
clinical
quickfire
double.
Vieira
came
into
the
starting
line-up
as
one
of
seven
changes
made
by
Arteta
and
whipped
in
a
brilliant
free-kick
for
Elneny
to
break
the
deadlock
with
a
header,
then
set
up
Nketiah
for
the
second
goal.
The
midfielder
has
endured
a
frustrating
start
to
his
Gunners
career
due
to
injury,
but
Arteta
is
in
no
doubt
he
will
prove
to
be
a
shrewd
signing.
Arteta
told
ITV
Sport:
“He
has
the
quality.
He
is
a
really
creative
player,
and
he
can
decide
games
in
the
final
third.
He
made
a
difference.”
Fbio
pic.twitter.com/ghsS0EZ8Px—
Arsenal
(@Arsenal)
January
9,
2023
Nketiah
has
scored
four
goals
in
as
many
games
since
the
World
Cup
in
the
absence
of
the
injured
Gabriel
Jesus,
taking
his
tally
for
the
season
to
seven.
Arteta
said
of
the
striker’s
form:
“It
is
what
we
want
from
every
player.
I
am
delighted.
You
have
to
be
scoring
goals,
and
he
is
doing
it.”
He
added:
“We
have
only
one
[striker].
And
to
cope
for
that
many
months
until
Gabby’s
back
is
not
easy.
We
have
to
make
the
most
out
of
the
players
we’ve
got.”
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