Arsenal attacker Max Dowman has been taken out of the Champions League squad because of an injury he suffered this week.
The Gunners are heading into their next game against Club Brugge hoping to keep their 100% winning record in the Champions League alive on Wednesday night. However, they won’t have star youngster Max Dowman to call upon as he suffered an ankle injury which is set to keep him out for two months according to the Athletic.
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Mikel Arteta said: “With Max, unfortunately, he picked up an injury last weekend, and he had to come off, so we did some scans and he is going to be out for weeks.”
Dowman has been replaced in the Champions League squad by Gabriel Jesus, who returned from injury much quicker than initially expected. He is yet to play, but is fully fit again after being out since January with an ACL problem.
Arsenal fans react to unfortunate Dowman injury
Following the news that the 15-year-old will be out of action for some time, many Arsenal fans have taken to social media platform X to vent their frustrations. He is the latest Arsenal star to suffer an injury, as they just keep on coming for Arteta.
This is how Gunners fans have been reacting to the news…
Tough for a young talent, but two months is manageable. Hope he returns even stronger
— Dr. Ashok Sharda (Astrologer) (@ashoksharda7) December 10, 2025
He will learn to adjust his play to be better
— Alex (@alexNewman2025) December 10, 2025
Tough break for Max Dowman.
— J5 (@icomaki2) December 10, 2025
Two months is too long for this kid 😭🙆♂️
Are we cursed with injury as a club?
— HaphyzAfc (@iamfizzle123) December 10, 2025
There must be something fundamentally wrong at Arsenal
— 49 undefeated (@49undefeatedd) December 10, 2025
Many are beginning to question Mikel Arteta’s training methods as Arsenal seem to suffer countless injuries every single year, especially over the past two seasons.
At the moment, the likes of Gabriel, William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Kai Havertz and more are injured, and this list is just getting bigger and bigger.
Click here to see Arsenal’s latest injury news heading into their next game against Brugge.