Mikel Arteta delivers Bukayo Saka injury update after Arsenal forward was taken off in 4-0 win at Ipswich ahead of PSG semi-final showdown

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Mikel Arteta has played down fears that Bukayo Saka picked up an injury during Arsenal's 4-0 victory against Ipswich at Portman Road.

Saka was withdrawn on 57 minutes after Leif Davis' rash challenge caught him on his Achilles in the first half - resulting in the full back being shown a red card.

The forward looked to play on but was taken off by Arteta as a precaution shortly after the restart and had an ice applied to his ankle while sitting on the bench.

He was later spotted hobbling toward the team bus when leaving the ground.

But Arteta has allayed concerns that Saka was set for another spell on the sidelines. 

'I don't think it is intentional but it was dangerous,' said Arteta.

Mikel Arteta has provided an injury update on Bukayo Saka after Arsenal's victory at Ipswich

Saka was caught by this rash challenge from Leif Davis and was withdrawn in the second half

Saka (above) had ice applied to his ankle on the bench and later limped over to the team bus

But Arteta has allayed concerns Saka could be sidelined, saying 'it's nothing serious'

'I do (worry) with the numbers that we have right now, especially when the player has his back to goal, because that is the moment when the foot is planted, your weight is there, and you cannot really react. He cuts him from the back. 

'The referee made a decision, and that it is clear. 

'He was a bit sore, but it's nothing serious, so it's good.'

Arteta's update will come as a boost for Arsenal ahead of their Champions League semi-final first-leg showdown against Paris Saint-Germain a week on Tuesday. 

Four days after they sealed their spot in the final four courtesy of a thumping 5-1 aggregate victory over Real Madrid, Arsenal hit the ground running in Suffolk.

Leandro Trossard converted Saka's cross inside the first 14 minutes before Gabriel Martinelli doubled their lead before the half-hour mark.

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Davis was then dismissed the floodgates opened, Trossard completing his brace on 69 minutes and Saka's replacement Ethan Nwaneri adding a fourth late on.

'We are really happy, really happy with the performance,' Arteta added. 'The first 35 minutes is one of the best we have played this season.

'We really dominated, with a very high intensity and understanding what we had to do to win. When they got the red card, the context of the game changed.

We were much more in control, scored another two goals, and were then able to make certain rotations. It was a very positive afternoon.'