Strike­r picks hamstr­ing injury during Caraba­o Cup match agains­t West HamLONDON: Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud has been ruled out of Friday’s Premier League match against fierce rivals Liverpool with a hamstring injury, manager Arsene Wenger has said. Giroud, who has scored seven goals this season, was substituted in the second half of Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over West Ham United in the League Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday and will undergo scans on Thursday to assess the damage. Carabao Cup: City, Arsenal secure last-four spots“It doesn’t look very good for him, I think he’s out of Friday night.” Wenger told reporters after the victory. That will happen on Thursday, then we’ll have a precise kind of grade on what his hamstring is.”Arsenal v Manchester United: Do-or-die for the Red Devils? Arsenal are fifth in the league, a point and a place behind Liverpool, and host the Merseyside club at the Emirates.

Source: The Express Tribune December 20, 2017 11:48 UTC