UEL | Arsenal v Sporting | Thursday | 20:00 GMT | BT Sport

[Sniper Mik]

Man that Welbeck injury made my stomach turn. Ankle breaks are always scary. Eduardo never recovered from it. Just awful luck for Danny

 

[Mo Britain]

What a bizarre and specific thing to say. If I believed in jinxes I’d be accusing you right now

Well we've lost Welbz. Hope he's ok.

It follows the point I've been making about unnecessary games for important players. We have three centre-backs and we risk two of them on a relatively unimportant game. I think that's silly and is asking for it.

 

[ThlRama]

Aubameyang our most creative player in the final third? Uh-huh. Not looking good.

 

[Mo Britain]

Poor Danny. Some guys just don't have the luck. I hope we'll see him back in an Arsenal shirt. Get well mate.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Almost in tears here.

 

[dashsnow17]

Gutted for Welbeck. Hate to say it but you get the ominous feeling that it’ll just never come right for him. Plagued by injuries since he joined, gets a bit of prolonged playing time and shows what he can do, then this happens. Really feel for the guy.

 

[lamby22]

Struggling to think of a player that annoys me as much as Mhkitaryan. He's average at best. Worst Arsenal no7 since Nelson Vivas.

 

[Lakersgooner24]

We have such **** luck with these leg breaks. How many of our players have suffered a break in fairly recent times ffs?! Diaby, Eduardo, Ramsey, Welbz...

 

[Manberg]

This game is Mkhitaryan's chance to prove he can do something at AMC and he's done poorly so far.

 

[Rex Stone]

Absolutely heartbroken for Danny. Thought he was playing himself into another contract.

Similar ankle injury to Gordon Hayward’s in the NBA. He was out for a better part of a year.

Hope Eddie’s gonna come in and smash it, I believe in that lad.

 

[MutableEarth]

Welbeck's unfortunate injury slowed the game down a lot, but we laboured anyway as Ramsey and Guendouzi took an age to do everything. Smith-Rowe and Iwobi are trying to make stuff happen but aren't in the game and Mhki is having a poor game again.

I've liked Socratis though and surprisingly Jenkinson has provided a lot of thrust but his crossing is more woeful than I ever remember it being.

One of Ramsey and Mhki has to come off for someone with a bit more energy.

 

[Sniper Mik]

We're gonna really miss Danny. Having that 3rd striker was coming in so handy in these cup games. Now unless Nketiah truly is the real deal it's looking tough.

 

[NieThePiet]

Our fullbacks are nearly useless offensively. Lichtsteiner at least tries and that's why nearly every attack is trough the right side.

We're lacking creativity.

 

[Sniper Mik]

Wouldn't be surprised if Nelson is brought back from loan in January

 

[Mo Britain]

We have such **** luck with these leg breaks. How many of our players have suffered a break in fairly recent times ffs?! Diaby, Eduardo, Ramsey, Welbz...

Only consolation, if there can be one, is that this one wasn't due to filthy play. Fluke.

 

[Mo Britain]

We're gonna really miss Danny. Having that 3rd striker was coming in so handy in these cup games. Now unless Nketiah truly is the real deal it's looking tough.

Which is precisely why it would have made so much sense to have given him some minutes.

 

[NieThePiet]

Wouldn't be surprised if Nelson is brought back from loan in January

Please not.

 

[Rex Stone]

Gotta say it’s actually surprised how much of a 180 I’ve done on Aaron. End of last season I thought he was our best player and an almost world class quality player.

Now I just find him so frustrating in build up, Xhaka, Guendouzi and Torreira all move the ball so much quicker than him.

 

[progman07]

The Guendouzi - Ramsey midfield is the slowest possible really. No wonder we are slow to build the attacks.

Hopefully Wellbeck can play games this season, and we offer him a contract just in case, really unlucky but such a lovable guy.

 

[Impact]

Would like to see Maitland-Niles get some game time in the middle. Tailor-made for Emery’s expectations of central midfielders.