Arsene Wenger reveals double blow as defensive injury crisis hits Arsenal before Spurs tie

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side host Tottenham on Sunday

HECTOR BELLERIN is out of the north London derby, Arsene Wenger has confirmed.

 

The full-back, 20, is ruled out while Laurent Koscielny is a doubt after suffering a hip problem.
Arsenal host Spurs on Sunday (4pm) having beaten them in the Capital One Cup already this season.

And Wenger revealed the extend of their defensive injury problems as they head into the game off the back of a 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich.
“Koscielny may be back but Bellerin is ruled out already.
“From one competition to the other. I believe in the PL we have a strong confidence and we want to reproduce it on Sunday against Tottenham.”

 

A win for Arsenal could see them top the Premier League if Manchester City fail to beat Aston Villa in Sunday's early kick off.

Discussing Spurs, Wenger said: “They are a side that are strong defensively and can play at a a high pace in a committed way.

“They’ve done well. They’ve lost only one game. They’ve had a few draws but overall they’ve looked stable.”