Arsenal are set to be without Kieran Gibbs for even longer than was initially feared following a thigh strain he picked up against Liverpool on Wednesday.
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The full-back needed to be substituted during the 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium, with initial reports suggesting that the 23-year-old would be facing three weeks on the sidelines.
However, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has now revealed that time frame could be doubled, ruling him out of both Champions League last-16 ties against Bayern Munich.
"It will be four to six weeks (out)," Wenger told reporters on Friday. "I believe Gibbs will be out for the Champions League."
The news was cushioned by the transfer deadline day arrival of Nacho Monreal, although the former Malaga man is cup-tied in Europe, leaving left-back responsibilities falling to Andre Santos.
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