Thomas Partey injury: Arsenal midfielder to miss ‘next few matches’, says coach Mikel Arteta

Ghana international suffered an injury against the Gunners’ north London rivals Spurs on Sunday

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Thomas Partey is set to miss Arsenal’s next few games after picking up an injury in their loss to Tottenham last weekend, coach Mikel Arteta has said.

Partey had been absent for nearly a month due to a thigh injury before returning to the Gunners’ line-up against Spurs, but the midfielder but was forced off before the break.

Arteta said it was not a recurrence of the earlier injury, insisting that the Ghana international had not been rushed back too soon to face Tottenham.

“He got injured in the same area – nnot exactly the same spot, but similar as it was before,” Arteta told reporters ahead of Thursday’s Europa League match against Dundalk.

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“We MRI [scanned] him. There was an injury there and he will miss the next few matches.

“He did incredibly well [in training before Tottenham] and he was very confident. We tested him three times and he had zero symptoms, but in football you have a lot of unpredictable actions.”

Arsenal, 15th in the Premier League, are set to play seven more matches across three competitions this month. 

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Reuters