"When he was cut in two by Mascherano he hit his knee and we have to
see how big the damage is. He is seeing a specialist. Let's hope that
we get good news and it's only two or three weeks and not six or seven."
Oxlade-Chamberlain out for weeks with knee injury, says Wenger(Reuters)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been sidelined for weeks after suffering a knee injury in Tuesday night's 2-0 Champions League last-16, first leg defeat by Barcelona.
In a news conference ahead of Sunday's Premier League game against fifth-placed Manchester United,
Wenger also struck a note of caution over forward Danny Welbeck, who
made his third appearance of the season against Barcelona after
returning from a long-term knee injury.
Chamberlain limped
off after colliding with Barcelona's Javier Mascherano and although
Wenger described the injury as serious, he was optimistic that it would
not rule the 22-year-old out of the European Championship in the summer.
"We lost Chamberlain on Tuesday night and his injury is quite serious and keeps him out for a few weeks," the manager said.
"When
he was cut in two by Mascherano he hit his knee and we have to see how
big the damage is. He is seeing a specialist. Let's hope that we get
good news and it's only two or three weeks and not six or seven."
Central
defender Gabriel is close to returning from a hamstring injury that has
kept him out for three weeks but will be tested over the next two days
before he is included in the squad for the trip to Old Trafford.
On Welbeck, Wenger said: "(He)is
back in the squad but we have to be cautious with him. He has been out
and he is not completely over his knee problem. He is doing extremely
well, he is very fit but I have to analyse (if he can start)."
Arsenal
are third in the table, two points behind leader's Leicester. They
trail North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on goal difference.
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