Source: Eurosport
Arteta suffers injury setback
Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta has suffered a setback in his recovery from a serious knee injury, manager David Moyes has confirmed. [LNB] Arteta snapped a cruciate ligament during a match against Newcastle in February. He was expected to step up his rehabilitation in the next month only to suffer an infection in the injury. [LNB] "We have had to wash out the knee. It is a setback but I cannot say for how long," said Moyes.[LNB] Moyes will be again down on numbers for the Europa League match against Benfica on Thursday at Goodison Park. [LNB] John Heitinga and Lucas Neill are sidelined as they are both ineligible for the Group I game. [LNB] Louis Saha (calf), Tony Hibbert (flu) are doubtful but Steven Pienaar could be on the bench after a knee problem. [LNB] Leon Osman, Phil Neville, Phil Jagielka and Victor Anichebe remain absent.
