Arsenal suffer Gibbs blow
Arsenal suffered a fresh injury blow on Friday after confirmation that Kieran Gibbs faces a further month on the sidelines following surgery on a groin problem.
Gibbs has been out of action since October with a hernia problem but had been targeting the Christmas programme for his return only to suffer a setback during his recovery.
"Kieran Gibbs has had surgery on his left groin and he will be out for a month," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.
"It was a blow, but first what is important is if he cannot play you have to make the decision that we had to make yesterday and have surgery for him."
The injury depletes Arsenal's options at a time when fullbacks Andre Santos and Bacary Sagna are both sidelined.
"Hopefully it will only be one month because Santos will not come back before March," Wenger added.
Sagna is on the mend after suffering a broken leg earlier this season, with Wenger saying Friday he hoped to have the defender back by the end of January.
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