• Nasri injured during game against Liverpool at
Anfield
• Surgery likely to rule Nasri out of the next five games
Arsenal have
confirmed that the midfielder Samir Nasri will be out of action for
a month after undergoing minor knee surgery on a meniscal injury
sustained during their match against Liverpool.
Arsenal started the new Premier League campaign with an already
depleted squad but managed to salvage a point at Anfield following
a stoppage-time own-goal by José Reina.
Arsène Wenger must now do without the versatile Nasri – who
impressed during the draw
– for probably the next five games, which would include their
Champions League opener on 14 September.
The club said: "Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri will today
undergo minor surgery on his knee following a meniscal injury
sustained during the match against Liverpool on Sunday. Nasri, who
has been in impressive form, will be out of action for a
month."