Coquelin injury ‘short-term’

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has allayed fears that Francis Coquelin could face a lengthy spell on the sidelines, describing the midfielder’s knee injury as “short-term”.

Coquelin was forced off in the first half of Arsenal’s 3-0 Premier League win over Chelsea on Saturday. He missed around two months of last season with a knee injury, but Wenger played down fears of a recurrence ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League match.