Arsenal Lose Bellerin Ahead Of Man-United Derby

Arsenal must do without Hector Bellerin for the next four weeks, Arsene Wenger, the manager, has confirmed.

Ahead of the trip to Manchester United on Saturday, Wenger confirmed the absence through an ankle injury picked up in the North London derby.

“Hector is out for about four weeks,” Wenger told Arsenal.com. “He was injured in the last 10 seconds against Spurs.”

Wenger also confirmed that Santi Cazorla will remain out indefinitely through injury and gave an update on Alexis Sanchez, who played and scored for Chile against Uruguay in midweek despite having been an injury doubt before the match.

Alexis is due to land in London on Thursday afternoon, and the boss has a big decision to make.

“I haven’t heard a lot (about his fitness) because we were in doubt 24 hours before the game against Uruguay,” said Wenger.

“We didn’t know if he’d play or not. In the end they decided to play him. He texted us to tell us he’s in good shape after the game. He came off after 84 minutes and now we have to wait. I see him tomorrow (Friday) morning and then I will see if he can be involved in the squad or not.

“What I will consider is the risk of injury because he played while recovering from a hamstring injury. I’ll consider the way he feels as well. On that front you depend on the honesty of the player, how they feel and how they recover.”