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17 days to go! Saka eases World Cup fears by returning to training

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Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, left sits injured on the pitch speaking to teammate Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus during the English Premier League soccer match between, Arsenal and Nottingham Forrest at the Emirates stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/David Cliff)

Bukayo Saka allayed fears he could be a fitness doubt for England ahead of the World Cup by returning to training with Arsenal on Wednesday, three days after going off injured early in a Premier League match.

The 21-year-old winger was forced off midway through the first half of the 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday after taking a kick to the ankle. The injury came just over three weeks before the World Cup begins in Qatar.

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