Fabregas to miss Manchester United clash

Cesc Fabregas’ hamstring injury will keep him out of Saturday’s clash with Manchester United.

The captain was replaced at half-time of last weekend’s 4-1 victory against Portsmouth and missed the Champions League victory over Celtic on Wednesday.

In an interview with Arsenal TV Online yesterday, Arsène Wenger rated Fabregas as “50:50” for the match at Old Trafford. However, at Friday’s pre-match press conference, the manager ruled him out.
“Fabregas is out and his test was not conclusive this morning,” the manager confirmed. “Therefore he will not travel. “
Ideally you want him to travel and to play but he would not be 100 per cent.
“Everybody else who played on Wednesday is ok.”

By Declan Taylor, Arsenal.com