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Arsenal's Abou Diaby Ruled Out Of Stoke City And Aston Villa Games
French powerhouse misses away trips with shoulder knock...
22-Jan-2010 1:27:00 AM
By Alex Stamp
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that central midfielder Abou Diaby will miss the Gunners' next two games because of a shoulder injury.
Diaby originally suffered the injury against Everton before aggravating the problem against Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday night and he will be joined on the sidelines by full-back Bacary Sagna.
Wenger told Arsenal TV: "The first news is not bad but he has a scan tomorrow and we will know more from there.
"Of course, he is out for Stoke and certainly for the Villa game. There is a hope he might be back for Manchester United but we don’t know yet."
Wenger also revealed that full-back Sagna will miss the cup clash against the Potters, but stressed that he would use his squad to compensate.
"From the game [we lost no-one else]," he added.
"But some have played on the fringe like Bacary Sagna, who has a bad shoulder.
"He will absolutely need to be rested. I will assess the situation on Friday and Saturday, but we will certainly make use of the squad."
Diaby originally suffered the injury against Everton before aggravating the problem against Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday night and he will be joined on the sidelines by full-back Bacary Sagna.
Wenger told Arsenal TV: "The first news is not bad but he has a scan tomorrow and we will know more from there.
"Of course, he is out for Stoke and certainly for the Villa game. There is a hope he might be back for Manchester United but we don’t know yet."
Wenger also revealed that full-back Sagna will miss the cup clash against the Potters, but stressed that he would use his squad to compensate.
"From the game [we lost no-one else]," he added.
"But some have played on the fringe like Bacary Sagna, who has a bad shoulder.
"He will absolutely need to be rested. I will assess the situation on Friday and Saturday, but we will certainly make use of the squad."
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