Gunners hit by Aliadiere injury

Arsenal moved to within a point of Manchester United at the top of the Barclaycard Premiership with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Middlesbrough but it was not all good news for manager Arsene Wenger after Jeremie Aliadiere limped off with a knee injury.

The Gunners are already without Sylvain Wiltord and Dennis Bergkamp for the next 10 days due to injury, while Kanu could be forced to leave for the African Nations Cup next week.