Arsenal defender Cristhian Mosquera is facing at least six weeks on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury during the first half of the match against Brentford. The summer signing from Valencia was forced off after an awkward landing from an aerial duel with Kevin Schade.
The BBC reports that the injury will keep Mosquera out for six weeks, meaning he will miss most of January. This deepens Arsenal's defensive crisis, as they are already without Gabriel.
Manager Mikel Arteta described the injury as 'complicated' ahead of the weekend fixture against Aston Villa. 'That is the one that is more complicated,' Arteta said. 'We have another test today to see where we are with him.'
On a positive note, Arteta hinted that William Saliba and Leandro Trossard could return for the Villa match after missing two games. 'It is a matter of days with those two, for sure,' he added.
