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Jack Wilshere ruled out ‘for a while’ as Arsenal crisis deepens Jack Wilshere ruled out ‘for a while’ as Arsenal crisis deepens
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The Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has been ruled out ‘for a while’ with the ankle injury he picked up in Saturday’s defeat by Manchester United. Arsène Wenger has painted a worrying picture about Jack Wilshere’s ankle ligament injury, describing it as a bad sprain and saying that the club would not know the exact prognosis until next week, when the midfielder visits a specialist. Wenger said it was already certain that Wilshere would miss “the next few games”.
Wilshere was forced off after 55 minutes at the Emirates Stadium and although initial scans showed he had not suffered a break, Arsène Wenger has confirmed the 22-year-old will see a specialist next week to discover the full extent of the injury. Wilshere was caught by a late tackle by the Manchester United defender Paddy McNair on Saturday, during Arsenal’s 2-1 home defeat in the Premier League and, after lengthy treatment, he attempted to play on. But, after two minutes, he sat back down on the turf and indicted that he had to withdraw. Wilshere’s bravery is such that he always tries to play through any pain. It is unclear whether his latest attempt to do so made the damage to his left ankle worse.
It comes as a bitter blow to the under-fire Gunners who face a crucial Champions League tie with Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday and it is the latest in a long line of ankle problems suffered by Wilshere. Earlier this season he was sidelined after turning his right ankle against Dortmund – the same ankle that forced a lengthy lay-off two years ago. “Wilshere is out,” Wenger said. “I cannot give you a time schedule. He will be out for a while. He has to see a specialist next week to see for how long he will be out. We don’t know at the moment. He has a big ankle sprain. The first news is that he will be out for the next few games.”
While Laurent Koscielny returns to Arsenal’s shaky defence following an achilles problem that has kept him out for over a month, both Theo Walcott and goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will miss the Emirates clash following injury on Saturday night. There was better news for Wenger, prior to Wednesday night’s Champions League home tie with Borussia Dortmund, in the surprise return to training of Laurent Koscielny. The central defender has been out with tendinitis in his achilles and Wenger had suggested that he could be unavailable until Christmas. Koscielny’s return raises the prospect that he could be back in the next couple of weeks.
He will not be available against Dortmund, for a tie in which Arsenal need a point to ensure their qualification to the last 16, and neither will Wojciech Szczesny (hip) or Theo Walcott (groin). Danny Welbeck missed training because of a knee problem that he suffered against United in order to have treatment but Wenger said that the striker would be in the squad.