Arsenal’s Shkodran Mustafi is expected to be sidelined for some time after he was forced to limp out of Germany’s 5-1 World Cup qualifying win over Azerbaijan on Sunday. The 24-year-old pulled up clutching his right thigh in the 36th minute of the match just before Azerbaijan scored their goal through Ramil Sheydaev and the coach, Joachim Löw, later confirmed he sustained a suspected muscle injury. Gordon Strachan waits on his future after Scotland fail to make World Cup Read more“With Mustafi it seems that it is some muscle tear or some muscle fibre tear,” Löw said. Having already secured their place in Russia next year with victory over Northern Ireland, Leon Goretzka’s brilliant backheel sent Germany on their way to victory at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern on Sunday. Germany finished 11 points clear of Northern Ireland, whom they beat 3-1 in Belfast on Thursday to reach Russia, with a 100% record.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2017 22:07 UTC