Arsene Wenger is hoping Fabrice Muamba 'pulls through' after revealing everyone at Arsenal is 'very deeply attached' to the midfielder.
Arsenal boss hoping club's former midfielder pulls through
Arsene Wenger is hoping Fabrice Muamba 'pulls through' after revealing everyone at Arsenal is 'very deeply attached' to the midfielder.
Muamba's heart is in a stable condition, but he remains critically ill in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during Bolton Wanderers' FA Cup tie at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
The 23-year-old started his career at Arsenal and made two Carling Cup appearances for the club before being allowed to join Birmingham City in 2006, initially on loan.
He moved on to Bolton in 2008 and Gunners boss Wenger confirmed all at the Emirates Stadium are thinking of Muamba.
Massive shock
Wenger told the club's
official website: "This is, of course, a massive shock to us all and we just hope that Fabrice will pull through safely.
"You pray that the damage will be repaired and that Fabrice will come out healthy and we will see his smile again. That is all you wish for.
"As a man, Fabrice has a positive attitude towards life, he is full of determination and has a great desire. Everyone at Arsenal has huge respect for Fabrice.
"Even after he left us, he often passed by to say hello and speak about how it was going for him. We feel very deeply attached to him.
"He is what you would call a committed player. His hunger and determination was so big.
"When he was younger, he had massive players in front of him at Arsenal, but I felt he had reached the level to play in the Premier League, so we let him go and he has proved his quality.
"A football player always remains attached to where he was educated. Fabrice had his friends from childhood here and they remain your friends forever.
"We are all thinking of Fabrice, his family and everyone close to him."
