ARSENAL'S INJURY WOES CONTINUES - Santi Cazorla to Miss at Least Three Months with Knee Injury

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is the latest to join the list of key players that will miss Arsenal's crucial last Champions League group game against Olympiakos as he faces at least three months out with the knee ligament injury he suffered in the 1-1 draw at Norwich City and there are fears he could even be out for longer period.

Arsenal are still assessing the injury but are resigned to losing the Spaniard until at least March as Arsène Wenger continues to be hit by fitness problems for key players.

Cazorla was one of three players to pick up injuries at Carrow Road, with Alexis Sánchez and Laurent Koscielny unable to finish the game. Cazorla, who was hurt when challenging Gary O’Neil for the ball, stayed on the pitch despite suffering the injury in the first minute of the second half.

He was struggling to run towards the end and stayed on only because Wenger had used his three substitutes. “The worrying thing was that it got worse,” Wenger said after the game.

Sánchez injured a hamstring in the same game and the initial indications are he is likely to be out for three to four weeks. The damage to Koscielny’s hip is not as serious as was first feared and he may even feature against Sunderland.

Arsenal are also without Mikel Arteta, Francis Coquelin, Tomas Rosicky, Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere. Wenger hopes Kieran Gibbs will be available to face Sam Allardyce’s side while Theo Walcott could be on the bench.