Diaby adds to Gunners' woes

Midfielder picks up hip injury

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Diaby adds to Gunners' woes

Diaby: Walking wounded

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Abou Diaby has become the latest in a long line of Arsenal players to be struck down by injury.

The news that the midfielder has picked up a hip problem follows hot on the heels of disappointing setbacks for Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie.

Walcott recently damaged his knee in training and van Persie suffered a groin strain while on international duty with Holland.

The Dutch striker has returned to England for treatment but remains a major doubt for the Gunners' Premier League clash with Manchester City on Saturday.

With Arsene Wenger's men still not assured of a top-four finish this season, the last thing the French coach needed was to see another first-teamer added to his list of walking wounded.

Diaby's knock is not expected to rule him out of action for long, but it has been deemed serious enough to sideline him for France's 2010 World Cup qualifier against Lithuania on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, with the problems beginning to pile up, Nicklas Bendtner has also returned to north London after suffering an injury scare.

The Danish striker suffered a knee injury while representing his country against Albania on Saturday.

No indication has been given as yet the severity of the problem.

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