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Arsenal star injured in warm-up as Mikel Arteta forced into last-minute FA Cup change

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Mikel Arteta had to change his Arsenal team. (Image: Getty)

Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori pulled out of the team after getting injured in the warm-up before the Gunners' FA Cup tie with Wigan. The Italian had been named in the starting line-up for the fourth-round clash, but picked up a late issue while they were preparing for the match.

[Bukayo Saka](https://www.express.co.uk/latest/bukayo-saka), who only recently returned from injury himself, was drafted into the team from the substitutes' bench. Myles Lewis-Skelly had been expected to start in midfield, but was forced to return to left-back to cover for Calafiori while Saka played an unusual central role.

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