Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi and Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini injured in World Cup qualifiers
ARSENAL and Manchester United have both copped tough injury blows off the back of the European World Cup qualifiers.
ARSENAL defender Shkodran Mustafi limped out of Germany’s World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on Sunday, with head coach Joachim Loew suspecting a serious injury.
“It doesn’t look good, it looks like he had torn a ligament. We’re waiting for a full diagnosis, but it looks like he will be out for a while,” admitted Loew after Germany’s 5-1 win in their final World Cup qualifier.
The centre-back pulled up with what looked like a thigh injury on 36 minutes and hobbled off the pitch, helped by Germany’s medical staff.
It was a costly first half for the Germans in Kaiserslautern as Bayern Munich defender Niklas Suele also went off with a leg injury in the opening 45 minutes.
Germany secured their place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia with an away win against Northern Ireland last Thursday.
They finished their campaign with a perfect record after beating Azerbaijan to claim a historic 10th straight win in World Cup qualifiers.
It is the first time a German team has achieved the feat and the world champions are unbeaten in their last 16 games.
Meanwhile, Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has been ruled out for up to three weeks with a medial ligament strain.
Fellaini was substituted early in Belgium’s World Cup qualifier against Bosnia-Herzegovina after an opponent landed on his left knee.
Subsequent scans revealed a medial ligament strain that will see Fellaini certainly miss Saturday’s trip to Liverpool — and potentially clashes with Huddersfield Town and Tottenham, along with the Champions League away match against Benfica.
Originally published as Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi and Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini injured in World Cup qualifiers
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