Arsenal taught ‘big lesson’ by Brighton, says boss Mikel Arteta
Arsenal taught ‘big lesson’ by Brighton, says boss Mikel Arteta
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Arsenal have been handed another new injury scare over a key player after Christos Tzolis was forced off early on international duty with Greece.
Tzolis started Thursday night’s Nations League clash with the Netherlands in Thessaloniki and thought he had given Ivan Jovanovic’s side - who stunned Jurgen Klopp’s Germany last weekend - an early lead with a strike that was disallowed for offside.
It proved to be a quick-fire double blow for the Gunners star, who went down with an apparent hamstring or quad injury and had his shirt and hands covering his face as he received treatment on the pitch.
Tzolis was unable to continue and was replaced in the 18th minute of the match by Giorgos Masouras.
Arsenal now face an anxious wait to discover the severity of the problem, with Tzolis having made an impressive start to life in north London following his £34million transfer from Club Brugge in July.
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