Thursday, September 18, 2008

French Trio Still Absent For Arsenal


Silvestre is yet to appear for The Gunners since his move from arch-rivals Manchester United this summer, aggravating muscular problems, while Diaby sustained injury in the pre-season Emirates Cup tournament.Nasri was the next to be sidelined, picking up a knee injury during international duty with France, though Wenger was dealt no new fresh blows following the north Londoner's Champions League clash away at Dynamo Kiev. "The good news from last night is that nobody has come back with any knock or severe injury," Wenger said. "We have no injuries from last night and we have no-one coming back as well, so the group will be stable. "For Diaby, I would say two more weeks [until he is fit], Silvestre and Nasri should be available for Hull [on September 27]." Arsenal's trip to the Reebox Stadium will be their third away clash in eight days, and Wenger is preparing to shift around his plans in order to rest several memebers of his squad. "There will be a little bit of rotation of course, because it was a very physical game and we had to give absolutely everything. But I cannot tell you yet how it will work," he added.

By Will Wood

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