Arsenal defender to miss remainder of season

Arsenal defender Johan Djourou will miss the rest of the season after suffering a dislocated shoulder in his side’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester United.

Djourou was injured in the second half at Old Trafford as he almost turned Wayne Rooney’s cross into his own net.

The 24-year-old took a nasty blow in reaching for the ball when team-mate Bacary Sagna crashed into him and eventually left the field on a stretcher after extensive treatment.

“Unfortunately we have lost Djourou now for the rest of the season,” manager Arsene Wenger confirmed after the 2-0 defeat which leaves the Gunners with just the Premier League to play for this season.