Arsenal Star Defender ruled out for up to six weeks

Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi will be sidelined for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury.

The 25-year-old Germany international limped off with a first-half injury as the World Cup holders completed a 100% record in qualifying for Russia 2018 by beating Azerbaijan 5-1 on Sunday.
"We've lost Mustafi for about four to six weeks," said Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.
"I don't think he will be available before the next international break."

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ARSENAL 5 BENFICA 2: WALCOTT AT THE DOUBLE IN EMIRATES CUP WIN

Arsenal got their Emirates Cup safeguard going with a 5-2 prevail upon Benfica on Saturday, Theo Walcott scoring a brace.

Theo Walcott hit a prop as Arsenal exhibited they can adapt without Alexis Sanchez by beating Benfica 5-2 of every an engaging amusement in the Emirates Cup on Saturday.

Arsene Wenger's side are four-time champions and the momentum holders of the pre-season competition, however they needed to dig out from a deficit at a wet Emirates Stadium with Sanchez still truant after his Confederations Cup cooperation with Chile.

Franco Cervi put Benfica ahead in the eleventh moment, the Argentine's strike taking a pivotal twofold diversion off Arsenal commander Per Mertesacker.

Steadiness from Sead Kolasinac soon gave an equalizer to the hosts, in any case, the new marking looting Pizzi and chipping a cross for Theo Walcott to volley home.

Walcott included another after the half-hour stamp, opening in from short proximity after Kolasinac and Francis Coquelin joined on the left half of the container, yet Benfica leveled before the interim when Eduardo Salvio beat David Ospina with the guide of another avoidance.

In any case, Arsenal demonstrated their predominance after the interim, Lisandro Lopez transformed Walcott's cross into the back of his own net before Olivier Giroud got on the scoresheet and teed up Alex Iwobi for the best objective of the amusement to finish the scoring.

Julio Cesar made a guide clear spare toward deny Giroud in the fourth moment, however it was Benfica who scored the opening objective.

The guests made a fine assaulting move and a major redirection off Mertesacker saw Ospina beaten by Cervi's low exertion.

Walcott volleyed in the equalizer in the 24th moment, the winger available to complete off Kolasinac's cross after the left wing-back recovered ownership in the Benfica box.

Also, super Arsenal develop play soon furnished Walcott with a moment, Kolasinac sending Coquelin clear to square a low cross for him to tap home.

Ospina parried Pizzi's shot yet the goalkeeper could do minimal about Benfica's equalizer as the objectives kept on streaming in the principal time frame.

Weapons store gave the ball away in their own particular half and Benfica worked the open door well, Salvio's exertion wrong-balance the Colombia universal on account of a scratch off Rob Holding's.

Another avoidance saw Arsenal retake the lead seven minutes after the interim, Lopez redirecting Walcott's conveyance into his own particular objective with Giroud prowling behind him.

Walcott bursted an opportunity to seal his cap trap over, yet Giroud broadened the lead in the 64th moment when he guided in a fine cross from conservative back Reiss Nelson.

Kolasinac and Giroud set up Iwobi for a pounding complete and there was still time for Arsenal's record marking Alexandre Lacazette to make his home presentation from the seat.

Arms stockpile take eight focuses from the diversion - as Emirates Cup rules grant groups a point for each objective - and they will confront Sevilla on Sunday in the competition's last match, while Benfica go up against Bundesliga side RB Leipzig.

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ARSENAL HIT WITH FOOD POISONING

Arsene Wenger said his squad was hit by food poisoning ahead of Arsenal's friendly win over Bayern Munich in Hong Kong

Stockpile were hit by sustenance harming in Shanghai that precluded a few key players of their pre-season well disposed with Bayern Munich on Wednesday, director Arsene Wenger said.

The Frenchman uncovered the disorder that had cleared the Arsenal camp, combined with the extreme warmth in China and long flights, made for a long way from-perfect arrangements for another exhausting effort.

Wenger was shorn of Olivier Giroud due to nourishment harming, at that point chief Per Mertesacker hauled out of the amusement only minutes before commence in light of the fact that he excessively fell sick with a similar issue.

New marking Sead Kolasinac additionally needed to fall off before the break, while Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott were substitutes since they were wiped out.

Wenger's sickly men were defeated for long stretches by Bayern before rescuing a last-heave 1-1 draw and after that triumphant 3-2 on punishments.

Arms stockpile were especially poor in the main half in the 36 degrees Celsius (97F) warmth and Wenger conceded that the extraordinary conditions in Shanghai were "a stun" in the wake of flying in from Australia, which is in its winter.

"I was somewhat frightened that today around evening time we could have enormous issues and in certainty in the main half we endured a bit," said Wenger.

"Ramsey completed the diversion, yet Walcott, Kolasinac, Mertesacker, Giroud, they all had a little sustenance harming."

Wenger said the club did not comprehend what caused the sustenance harming.

Wenger included of the rebuffing preseason plan that many best European clubs now attempt to far-flung goals for business reasons: "On the off chance that you ask me is it perfect physically to get ready? I'd say surely not.

"Has it got different favorable circumstances? Yes since we can meet fans everywhere throughout the world so that is extremely positive."

Save goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the improbable legend for Wenger and Arsenal, sparing Juan Bernat's weakness kick after substitute Alex Iwobi gestured in the leveler comfortable end of ordinary time.
Robert Lewandowski took only nine minutes to flame Bayern ahead from the punishment spot as they defeated Arsenal, before Iwobi's late intercession implied the amusement went straight to punishments.

The two sides handled a blend of first-group regulars and stores, with new Bayern marking James Rodriguez and new Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette beginning.

Bayern play AC Milan in Shenzhen, southern China, in their next warm-up diversion.

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