Fabregas ruled out of Carling Cup final

ARSENAL’S prospects of winning a first major trophy in six years suffered a significant blow last night when manager Arsene Wenger confirmed captain Cesc Fabregas will miss Sunday’s Carling Cup final.
Fabregas ruled out of Carling Cup final
Fri, 25 Feb, 2011 - 00:00
Darren Norris

Fabregas limped off after just 14 minutes of Wednesday night’s 1-0 Premier League win over Stoke, and will miss the clash with Birmingham at Wembley when Arsenal will seek to win a first trophy since the 2005 FA Cup.

“It is a very small injury but certainly Cesc will be out for Sunday,” Wenger said.

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