Danny Welbeck Leg Break Injury Video
With the game still goalless, Welbeck landed awkwardly after jumping to beat Bruno Gaspar to a cross and although the incident initially looked innocuous enough, the forward quickly signalled to the referee and surrounding players that he needed medical help.
Photos quickly emerged showing that Welbeck's right foot hand been caught underneath him as he fell to the floor, and bent backwards underneath his own weight. As his worried team-mates watched, Welbeck was given an oxygen mask by the Arsenal staff that were checking on him.
Refocusing on a match in such a difficult situation clearly was not easy and Arsenal mislaid the zip with which they had started the match. It was a challenge to reset minds on the task in hand at half-time. Emery was also disappointed to see Lichtsteiner also succumb to injury late in the game as he pulled up with a muscular problem.
The defender will be assessed on Friday. Arsenal strained to find their rhythm. Their beat was slightly off. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who replaced Welbeck, came closest to a winner with an instinctive shot that brushed against the crossbar. The Gabon international was also denied a clear goalscoring opportunity late on when he raced through and was clipped just outside the area, an infringement which saw Jérémy Mathieu sent off. The result felt overshadowed, which was reasonable considering Arsenal still managed to achieve their initial aim of qualification from Group E.
They have two matches remaining, away at Vorskla Poltava and at home to Qarabag, to try to win the group and Emery will consider how much rotation is needed nearer the time. “Our aim is to be the first in the group,” he said. “Then every match we want the best performance. After this match we are thinking about the match on Sunday against Wolves. This match give us a lot of information for continuing and also some players they need to take responsibility and confidence.”
With the game still goalless, Welbeck landed awkwardly after jumping to beat Bruno Gaspar to a cross and although the incident initially looked innocuous enough, the forward quickly signalled to the referee and surrounding players that he needed medical help.
Photos quickly emerged showing that Welbeck's right foot hand been caught underneath him as he fell to the floor, and bent backwards underneath his own weight. As his worried team-mates watched, Welbeck was given an oxygen mask by the Arsenal staff that were checking on him.
Refocusing on a match in such a difficult situation clearly was not easy and Arsenal mislaid the zip with which they had started the match. It was a challenge to reset minds on the task in hand at half-time. Emery was also disappointed to see Lichtsteiner also succumb to injury late in the game as he pulled up with a muscular problem.
The defender will be assessed on Friday. Arsenal strained to find their rhythm. Their beat was slightly off. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who replaced Welbeck, came closest to a winner with an instinctive shot that brushed against the crossbar. The Gabon international was also denied a clear goalscoring opportunity late on when he raced through and was clipped just outside the area, an infringement which saw Jérémy Mathieu sent off. The result felt overshadowed, which was reasonable considering Arsenal still managed to achieve their initial aim of qualification from Group E.
They have two matches remaining, away at Vorskla Poltava and at home to Qarabag, to try to win the group and Emery will consider how much rotation is needed nearer the time. “Our aim is to be the first in the group,” he said. “Then every match we want the best performance. After this match we are thinking about the match on Sunday against Wolves. This match give us a lot of information for continuing and also some players they need to take responsibility and confidence.”
