Huge Arsenal blow as Arsene Wenger confirms Francis Coquelin injury timeline

Francis Coquelin will be out of action for two months

FRANCIS COQUELIN will be out of action for two months with injury, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed.

 

Coquelin went down during Arsenal's 2-1 loss at West Brom last weekend with knee ligament damage.

It was feared he would be out until the New Year but now it appears a late January comeback is more likely.

"I'm always a bit cautious," Wenger said when asked about the seriousness of Coquelin's injury.

"It is a least two months but I'm cautious as we had so many bad surprises on scans that I do not want to speculate more than that.

"Certainly for the next two months we play without Coquelin."

 

Despite the blow, Wenger insists Calum Chambers can fill in for the Frenchman for Arsenal's crucial Champions League clash with Zagreb tomorrow.

“We have players that can play in [Coquelin’s] position. Chambers has been educated in that position," he said.

Aaron Ramsey is also out of the squad for tomorrow's 7.45pm kick off at the Emirates Stadium.

But Spaniard Mikel Arteta is in the side, having come on as a substitute for Coquelin at the Hawthorns on Saturday.