Bukayo Saka is a doubt for Arsenal’s trip to Brighton on Saturday (Getty)

Bukayo Saka remains a major doubt for Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Brighton on Saturday.

The 22-year-old was left out of the team for Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Luton Town on Wednesday evening after he as forced off with a muscle injury in the goalless draw with Manchester City last Sunday.

On Friday morning, Mikel Arteta revealed that Saka would undergo a late fitness test in the team’s final training session before their trip to Brighton for Saturday’s evening kick-off.

‘We will know with our training session in a few hours,’ Arteta said. ‘We will know whether he is fit or not.’

However, in the pictures of their training session which were released by Arsenal later on Friday, Saka was not seen in training with his teammates.
Bukayo Saka was not seen with his Arsenal teammates in Friday’s training session (Getty)

Arsenal will go top of the Premier League if they beat Brighton (Getty)

This does not always indicate that a player will miss the next game, however, Arsenal will also be mindful of any potential fitness risk with Saka in their game against Brighton, which is just three days before the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich.

Despite Saka’s injury concerns, Arteta is adamant that the England international will play a major role in the final part of Arsenal’s campaign.

‘I...