Source: Team_Talk
Knee injury sidelines Gibbs
Arsenal full-back Kieran Gibbs has been ruled out for "a few weeks" with the knee injury he sustained against Newcastle last night.[LNB] Gibbs suffered medial ligament damage in the 4-0 Carling Cup victory at James' Park and will undergo a scan tomorrow.[LNB]"We lost Kieran Gibbs last night," Gunners boss Arsene Wenger told Arsenal TV Online.[LNB]"It's a medial knee ligament strain. It needs to be checked on the scan tomorrow but it will be a few weeks."[LNB]The loss of Gibbs was tempered by the news that Aaron Ramsey and Robin van Persie should resume full training by the end of next week.[LNB]However, Wenger revealed that Ramsey is further away from a first team return than Van Persie.[LNB]"Van Persie and Ramsey are very close to coming back to full training now," said the Frenchman.[LNB]"They should be back in the group at the end of next week.[LNB]"Of course we should not set the same [recovery] time to Ramsey as Van Persie.[LNB]"Aaron will need a longer period to be completely match-fit for the first team. But Van Persie is not far away now."[LNB]Abou Diaby (ankle) and Jack Wilshere (suspended) will miss Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with West Ham.[LNB]Manuel Almunia (elbow) and Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles) are still in rehabilitation.[LNB]"We should have a similar squad to the one that played at Man City," said Wenger.[LNB]"Manuel Almunia is maybe one to two weeks away. With Vermaelen, it is difficult to set a fixed time because the Achilles improves slowly."[LNB]
