20:57  ,  April 8, 2018

Wenger: Mkhitaryan may still play for Arsenal this season despite ligament damage

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger remains hopeful Henrikh Mkhitaryan will play again this season despite confirming the Armenia international suffered knee ligament damage against CSKA Moscow, the press service of the FC reported.

“He’s got knee ligament damage,” confirmed the boss.

“He will not be available for Thursday and not for Newcastle and certainly not for the week after, when we play West Ham.
“I think he will miss these games for sure, but he could still play at the end of the season.”

Earlier it was reported that Arsenal beat CSKA Moscow 4-1, after Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette both scored twice during the match.

Arsenal and Armenian national team midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was injured and replaced at the 61st minute of the match. The 29-year-old Armenian player was injured as a result of a clash with CSKA's defender Georgi Schennikov.

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