Fabregas sidelined with ligament injury

December 22, 2008

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will be out for at least a week after hobbling off during Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Liverpool with a knee ligament injury.

Fabregas’ Spain teammate, Xabi Alonso, inflicted the damage with a tackle at the end of the first half at Emirates Stadium.

“It’s a medial knee ligament injury,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. “I don’t know how long he will be out. It is difficult to assess; it could be one week or three weeks.

“Of course it is a blow, but we have to cope with it.”

Arsenal travels to Aston Villa on Friday before hosting Portsmouth next Sunday.