Bukayo Saka apologized after causing an injury to a Liverpool star that resulted in a hospital visit.

During Liverpool’s previous clash with Arsenal at Anfield in 2023, Konstantinos Tsimikas sustained a broken collarbone following an incident involving Bukayo Saka, who later offered an apology.

The two football giants are gearing up for another face-off this Sunday, revisiting their December 2023 showdown at Anfield, where Arsenal topped the Premier League table and Liverpool closely followed in second.

Arsenal took an early lead just four minutes in thanks to Gabriel Magalhães, but Liverpool responded with a goal from Mohamed Salah before halftime.

Trouble struck for Liverpool when Tsimikas was forced off the field after injuring his shoulder in a collision. He was shoved by England winger Saka, which sent him crashing off the pitch and into manager Jürgen Klopp. Tsimikas was replaced by Joe Gomez and taken to the hospital, where it was confirmed he had a fractured collarbone.

Upon hearing of the injury, Saka expressed his regret in a Sky Sports interview, saying, “I heard he’s gone to hospital, so of course I want to apologise to him. I didn’t mean it — for me it was a 50/50. We went shoulder to shoulder and I didn’t see him fall badly or go into Klopp. I was focused on the play and didn’t think it was a foul. That’s my view.”

In that same match, Arsenal gave a guard of honour to the league champions, who were 15 points ahead of them. If Arsenal manage to finish second this season, they’ll make Premier League history by being runners-up three seasons in a row for the second time.

At the start of the 2024/25 season, title predictions largely favoured Manchester City or Arsenal, but it was Arne Slot’s squad that ultimately claimed the title.

Ahead of the upcoming game, Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice acknowledged the champions’ dominance and admitted his side didn’t measure up. “You’ve got to give them credit — they’ve been the most consistent, performing at a top level all season,” he said. “You can’t take anything away from them. The rest of us didn’t quite match up, and they proved to be the strongest side.”