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Bukayo Saka will play no part in England's World Cup qualifier against Andorra on Saturday.

The star has been struggling with a knock since the Gunners' final game of the season, a 2-1 win over Southampton. The 23-year-old started the game on the bench but came on for the final 27 minutes.

The Hale Ender had joined up with the ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Andorra and next Tuesday’s friendly against Senegal. But Saka was unable to train with the group until Thursday, and Friday's session was his first full session of the international camp.

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Saka, along with Atletico Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, Thomas Tuchel’s side continue the road to next summer’s tournament at the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona on Saturday against the side ranked 173rd in the world.

Tuchel revealed Saka was suffering with a knock on Friday but thinks he can feature in Tuesday’s friendly against Senegal. “It’s nice to see that he’s back because he wanted to be back, and you straight away see when he comes in that he is comfortable to be with the squad, he knows what it takes to be a national player,” the England boss said.

“He came into camp with a little bit of discomfort from the last match against Southampton, so we took care of him and treated him individually until (Friday) basically. It was the first training session that he started and finished with the group. (Thursday), he started with the group but did not finish with the group, so let’s see.

“I’m not sure if we take the risk for the game. The decision has not been taken, but he will be available for the Senegal match, and he plays a major role in our thoughts of how to build a competitive team.”

After Tuesday's friendly against Senegal, Saka will have a few weeks of rest before joining up with the Arsenal squad in July for the start of pre-season. The squad will fly to Asia at the end of the month with the Gunners set to play AC Milan, Newcastle and Tottenham in Singapore and Hong Kong.