Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Cristhian Mosquera is facing 'weeks' on the sidelines for Arsenal due to injury.

The Gunners saw their Premier League title challenge suffer a huge blow on Saturday as they fell to a late 2-1 defeat away at Aston Villa.

Emi Buendia scored the winner with the last kick of the game in the fifth minute of stoppage time against the league leaders at Villa Park.

Arsenal were without regular centre-back duo of Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba with injury, with Jurrien Timber and Piero Hincapie starting in their absence.

Mosquera was also missing from the squad following an ankle knock that he picked up during their 2-0 win over Brentford midweek.

Speaking after the defeat on Saturday, manager Arteta revealed that the Spaniard faces an extended perio

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