Wenger worried over Diaby recovery

Manager Arsène Wenger admits that he is worried over the recovery of midfielder Abou Diaby, the Frenchman suffering from a troublesome ankle injury.

Diaby suffered the injury in a reckless challenge by Paul Robinson in the match against Bolton Wanderers.

Diaby has actually played for the club since then, but in actual fact has struggled for full match fitness.

And Wenger is hoping that Diaby will not require surgery, but is not ruling that option out.

Speaking to the media at his Friday press conference, Wenger said: "Diaby is very worrying, yes.

"We hope [he will] not [need surgery] but there is a little piece of bone in his ankle. We hope it will settle down. But at the moment he's not on the pitch.

"He's not been the same since the incident with Robinson.

"Before he was completely fantastic. He has played since then but was never completely himself."

Diaby has suffered a number of ankle injuries during the course of his career with the club, each gotten worse with the first one against Sunderland which put him out of action for a prolonged period of time.a

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