Arsenal star Bukayo Saka was left out of the Gunners squad for Wednesday's 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton. But to the relief of Gunners and England fans, the winger was only rested and is not injured.Saka had featured in all 19 of Arsenal's matches so far this season. But he was given a night off for the visit of the Seagulls.The 21-year-old is almost nailed on to be named in Gareth Southgate's England squad for the World Cup. Southgate will reveal the 26 players he has picked to travel to Qatar at 2pm on Thursday.Saka has started all 13 Premier League matches this term and has been influential in Arsenal's superb form. The Gunners sit top of the Premier League table, with Saka scoring four goals and registering six assists in the top flight.READ MORE: Arsenal fans fume as Brighton clash not televised anywhere in the world Arsenal news: Bukayo Saka has been protected by Mikel Arteta (Image: Getty)Saka was one of 10 changes Mikel Arteta made against Brighton from Sunday's 1-0 win at Chelsea. And the Evening Standard claimed his complete absence was in order for him to have a rest.William Saliba was the only player to keep his place in the starting XI. Estonia international Karl Hein made his debut for the north Londoners in goal. Like Saka, fellow England hopeful Aaron Ramsdale was also rested completely, with Matt Turner named on the bench.Cedric Soares earned his first start of the season, with Rob Holding partnering Saliba at the back. Kieran Tierney came in at left-back, with a midfield trio of Albert Sambi Lokonga, Fabio Vieira and Mohamed Elneny.Eddie Nketiah played up front and scored, with Marquinhos and Reiss Nelson playing out wide. The likes of Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Jesus were among a strong bench.DON'T MISSEngland World Cup squad 'leaked' as Man Utd and Arsenal stars make cutLewandowski accused of World Cup 'sabotage' of Barcelona after red cardLiverpo){kind=link}
Arsenal news: Bukayo Saka was left out of the squad to play Brighton (Image: GETTY)Arsenal star Bukayo Saka was left out of the Gunners squad for Wednesday’s 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton. But to the relief of Gunners and England fans, the winger was only rested and is not injured.Saka had featured in all 19 of Arsenal’s matches so far this season. But he was given a night off for the visit of the Seagulls.The 21-year-old is almost nailed on to be named in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the World Cup. Southgate will reveal the 26 players he has picked to travel to Qatar at 2pm on Thursday.Saka has started all 13 Premier League matches this term and has been influential in Arsenal’s superb form. The Gunners sit top of the Premier League table, with Saka scoring four goals and registering six assists in the top flight.READ MORE: Arsenal fans fume as Brighton clash not televised anywhere in the world Arsenal news: Bukayo Saka has been protected by Mikel Arteta (Image: Getty)Saka was one of 10 changes Mikel Arteta made against Brighton from Sunday’s 1-0 win at Chelsea. And the Evening Standard claimed his complete absence was in order for him to have a rest.William Saliba was the only player to keep his place in the starting XI. Estonia international Karl Hein made his debut for the north Londoners in goal. Like Saka, fellow England hopeful Aaron Ramsdale was also rested completely, with Matt Turner named on the bench.Cedric Soares earned his first start of the season, with Rob Holding partnering Saliba at the back. Kieran Tierney came in at left-back, with a midfield trio of Albert Sambi Lokonga, Fabio Vieira and Mohamed Elneny.Eddie Nketiah played up front and scored, with Marquinhos and Reiss Nelson playing out wide. The likes of Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Jesus were among a strong bench.DON’T MISSEngland World Cup squad ‘leaked’ as Man Utd and Arsenal stars make cutLewandowski accused of World Cup ‘sabotage’ of Barcelona after red cardLiverpool boss Klopp’s dream starting XI if Dubai royal family fund transfers
Saka absence explained as Arsenal star left out of squad vs Brighton
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