Arteta Gives Update On Thomas Partey’s Injury In Early-Season Blow For Gunners

Thomas Partey’s groyne injury before the Manchester United game will probably keep him out for a few weeks.

The Ghanaian FA announced in a statement that Partey was not selected for his country’s African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Central African Republic because of a groyne injury he sustained during training just one day prior to Arsenal’s Premier League match against Manchester United. The defensive midfielder wasn’t even included in the Gunners’ roster for the match on Sunday.

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Arteta said, “I don’t know,” when speaking to Arsenal.com. Unfortunately, he suffered a bad injury during training; although we still need to do some more tests, we anticipate his missing several weeks. Although we suspect the groyne, anything could be the cause.

Partey’s absence is a big setback for Arsenal and Arteta, who have already suffered the loss of new acquisition Jurrien Timber, who tore his ACL while making his Premier League debut.

After the international break, the Gunners will play Everton in a Premier League match on September 17.