Wenger's dilemma sorted

Arsene Wenger will choose between centre-backs Pascal Cygan and Kolo Toure as emergency left-back cover at Wigan tomorrow in the absence of both Gael Clichy and Ashley Cole.

Clichy is set to be out for up to four months due to a fractured foot, the same injury which will sideline Cole until at least Christmas.

With Justin Hoyte on loan at Sunderland, Wenger would only confirm that Cygan or Toure would play at left-back in tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership match, adding: “I have decided but I’m not going to say which yet.”

Midfielder Alexander Hleb is still sidelined with a knee injury, while Emmanuel Eboue is set to be missing for “three to four days” with a groin problem.

Provisional squad: Lehmann, Almunia, Lauren, Cygan, Toure, Senderos, Campbell, Gilberto, Flamini, Fabregas, Song, Pires, Reyes, van Persie, Ljungberg, Henry, Bergkamp, Owusu-Abeyie.