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| Olivier Giroud visits specialist as Arsenal fear lengthy injury absence | Olivier Giroud visits specialist as Arsenal fear lengthy injury absence |
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| Olivier Giroud has been ruled out of the second leg of Arsenal’s Champions League play-off against Besiktas on Wednesday night with a foot injury. | Olivier Giroud has been ruled out of the second leg of Arsenal’s Champions League play-off against Besiktas on Wednesday night with a foot injury. |
| A fuller assessment of how long Giroud will be out for should come after he has seen a specialist on Tuesday. He sustained the injury in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Everton. | A fuller assessment of how long Giroud will be out for should come after he has seen a specialist on Tuesday. He sustained the injury in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Everton. |
| “Olivier will not play against Besiktas and will see a specialist, then we’ll make an announcement of how long he’ll be out,” said the Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger. | “Olivier will not play against Besiktas and will see a specialist, then we’ll make an announcement of how long he’ll be out,” said the Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger. |
| The loss of Giroud, who struck the injury-time equaliser at Goodison, has robbed Arsenal of their first-choice striker. Wenger may now be forced to dip into the transfer market in search of a replacement if the Gunners’ worst fears are realised and the Frenchman faces an extended spell on the sidelines. “It can be [a long-term injury]. We’ll see tomorrow. I don’t know [if it’s broken]. It’s sad for us,” Wenger said. | The loss of Giroud, who struck the injury-time equaliser at Goodison, has robbed Arsenal of their first-choice striker. Wenger may now be forced to dip into the transfer market in search of a replacement if the Gunners’ worst fears are realised and the Frenchman faces an extended spell on the sidelines. “It can be [a long-term injury]. We’ll see tomorrow. I don’t know [if it’s broken]. It’s sad for us,” Wenger said. |
| The summer signing Alexis Sánchez is likely to operate as the lone striker against Besiktas, with the tie evenly poised following a 0-0 draw in Istanbul last week, although there are doubts about his ability to perform the role. Yaya Sanogo, Lukas Podolski or Joel Campbell could also start. |