No chance of early Theo return

26 August 2009 09:47
Walcott has not played for Arsenal this season due to the problem and Wenger insists he will not be rushed back. The Gunners manager has confirmed he will leave Walcott out of his squad for Saturday's Premier League match against Manchester United. And Wenger does not want his player to link up with England for their two matches early next month. Fabio Capello's men face Slovenia in an international friendly on September 5before taking on Croatia in a World Cup qualifier four days later. Wenger does not expect Walcott to be fit enough to return to action with England and will continue to monitor the youngster's progress. "He has pain - he is out of the United game," the Arsenal manager said in the Daily Telegraph. "England? No. There is no way. It would not be realistic. "His last (competitive) game was in June. We are now in August. We wait until he has no pain."

Source: Team_Talk