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Setback ends Gibbs' season

21 Jan 2010 - 12:41:40

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Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs will not play again this season after suffering complications in his recovery from a metatarsal injury.

The England Under-21 international fractured a bone in his foot during a Champions League game against Standard Liege in November and has now been told that an operation is required for the injury to fully heal.

"Needless to say I'm gutted - there's just no other word," he told the club's official website after being ruled out for a further five months.

"The other option than surgery would have been to wait and let the bone grow in my foot, but we didn't want to do that because I'd have to wait another six weeks just to have another scan.

"I'd run the risk of it carrying on into next season and we don't want to do that.

"I'm now just looking to recover from the injury, work really hard and be ready for next season."

Gibbs broke into the first-team picture at the Emirates Stadium last season after making 21 appearances and had been mentioned as a possible inclusion in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad prior to his injury.