Midfielder Frimpong facing lengthy lay-off

Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong last night admitted he could face up to nine months out of action after a serious knee injury halted his loan spell at Wolves.

The 20-year-old ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Saturday’s Premier League match at QPR. Frimpong limped off in the 24th minute of the 2-1 win at Loftus Road, and a scan has revealed the severity of the injury.

He wrote on Twitter: “Bad News is that I’m out for 6-9months with my Knee. I wanna thank all the wolves fans for their support since I’ve been here and really Hope wolves stay up this season.”