Arsenal were without William Saliba for their Premier League clash with Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium, leaving fans sweating over the whereabouts of the star centre-back. Saliba's only absence this season had been enforced,

Arsenal face a tough challenge in the Premier league when former manager, Unai Emery, and eighth place Aston Villa come to Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Arteta says William Saliba was ruled out of Arsenal’s Premier League fixture against Aston Villa due to a muscular injury. Saliba, 23, was missing from the matchday squad for Saturday’s 2-2 draw,

William Saliba missed Arsenal’s Premier League game against Aston Villa on Saturday with a hamstring injury. The absence of the France international represents yet another setback for Mikel Arteta who is already without a clutch of first team players.

Mikel Arteta has admitted that he is ‘very worried’ by an injury picked up by William Saliba. The centre-back has been a mainstay in the Gunners’ defence and missed just one of

William Saliba has been a key player for Arsenal this season, helping them to secure the best defensive record in the Premier League, but the Frenchman could now be sidelined through injury

William Saliba's hamstring strain has given Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta a fresh injury headache to contend with during a hectic and potentially decisive spell of fixtures

The centre-back was a surprise absentee on Saturday evening, missing out on his side's 2-2 draw with Aston Villa at the Emirates. Arteta indicated ahead of kickoff that the club believed Saliba's injury was minor and insisted that he was part of a group that would be assessed to determine if they can play in their side's next match.

He was not even in the squad after suffering a hamstring injury in the 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in midweek. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mikel Arteta has admitted he is "very worried" about William Saliba's injury after the Arsenal defender missed Saturday's 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.

William Saliba appears to be an injury doubt for Arsenal ’s Premier League match against Aston Villa on Saturday. The France international was seen pulling up with a suspected hamstring issue in the closing stages of Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.

William Saliba is a concern for Arsenal’s match against Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon after an apparent absence from training and worrying images from the win over Tottenham Hotspur.Photo by