Foot injury sidelines Van Persie
Sunday, January 21, 2007
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Arsenal FC's Robin van Persie may miss both legs of the UEFA Champions League first knockout round tie against PSV Eindhoven after cracking a metatarsal.
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'Partial fracture'
The Dutch international sustained the "partial fracture" while scoring the equaliser for Arsenal in their 2-1 comeback win against Manchester United FC in the Premiership on Sunday. An X-ray confirmed his fifth metatarsal had been damaged and he is likely to be out of action for at least six weeks.
PSV dates
Arsenal face PSV in Eindhoven on 20 February, with the second leg being in London on 7 March. Van Persie came off the bench against United to score his eleventh Premiership goal of the season, making him the club's top scorer.
