Injury woes a blow to Gunners’ arsenal

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger will face a fresh raft of injury problems as he tries to prepare for tomorrow’s trip to Portsmouth and Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Man United.

Amid calls from captain Cesc Fabregas for the Gunners to be “clinical” at the Emirates Stadium next week, Wenger said yesterday that both Eduardo and Mikael Silvestre (both groin) are out of the game at Fratton Park and face fitness tests ahead of the return match with Manchester United on Tuesday.

Robin van Persie also misses the trip to Fratton Park and Wenger may have to make a call on the Dutchman’s groin problem on the day of the second leg. Gael Clichy (back) has been definitely ruled out for both games.