Arsenal Boss Arsene Wenger: I Could Write A Book About Bizarre Medical Treatment

"I have seen a few bizarre treatments.

"I could tell you a few stories, I have enough to write a book on them, but I respect the individual freedom of everybody who wants to be treated how they want to be treated.

"Since I have been in the sport, when I have any guy who is injured, their first reflex is to go to their own country to be treated.

"When I was in France, the English players want to come back to England, here, the France players want to go back to France.

"That is a problem of confidence. Robin is exactly the same - most of the time he is treated first in Holland, because that is where he feels the most comfortable.

"The positive news we had is that originally I was told he could be out for the rest of the season, but it did not need surgery.

"Robin will be out for four to six weeks. We count six because we are a bit pessimistic."

The Gunners travel to Wearside this weekend for a potentially tricky game against Sunderland with a lengthy injury list that includes Nicklas Bendtner as well as Van Persie.

Wenger is keen for a victory though to put pressure on their next opponents Chelsea.

"We have a game in hand. If we win that, we can be two points behind Chelsea, and we play them next week," he added.

"But in our job, the most important game is always the next one.

"The game against Chelsea has more significance if we win tomorrow."

"Sunderland are a team with a lot of dynamic, movement and commitment. That is always very difficult to handle.

"It is always a great atmosphere up there and I am highly conscious it will need a great performance from our side to win, but the players are focused."

Zack Wilson, Goal.com UK