Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may have a selection headache come Sunday for the North London Derby as he sweats on the fitness of midfield duo Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey.
The two centre-midfielders played against Fenerbache in the Champions League on Tuesday night and both of them picked up slight knocks after the Turkish side threw in some heavy challenges nearing the close of the game.
A brace from Ramsey on the night saw Wenger’s side progress to yet another group stage, but after the game, he revealed that the two midfielders will need tests tomorrow to see how bad their knocks are.
“I don’t know how bad Ramsey is. I don’t know how Wilshere responds. We have to check that [on Wednesday] morning.
“The two tackles on Wilshere were disappointing, but he looks all right. Jack should be all right for Sunday.
“I’m hopeful on Aaron as well. I took him off with three or four minutes to go, but I don’t know how bad it is. He wanted to stay on.”
Arsenal will already be without Lukas Podolski for three weeks after he picked up a hamstring injury in the same game, so Wenger’s small squad now looks even smaller with crucial games coming up.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
