Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he may have to do
without leading scorer Robin van Persie for the rest of the season
after he broke his foot. Van Persie, 23, injured the fifth
metatarsal in his right foot after scoring the equaliser in the 2-1
win over Manchester United on Sunday.
Wenger said: "Ideally you would say six to eight weeks - but it
could be 10. "That means April and you are close to the end of the
season. I hope it will be six - but that's really
optimistic."
Van Persie had been named on the bench after struggling to overcome
an ankle problem but was sent on midway through the second half
against United as Arsenal sought to overturn a 1-0 deficit.
And he brought his side level seven minutes from time when he
converted Tomas Rosicky's right-wing cross.