Arsenal's Madueke to miss six to eight weeks with knee injury

Arsenal winger Noni Madueke faces a six to eight week layoff after sustaining a knee injury during the club’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, the club said and medical checks indicate. Scans carried out on Monday showed the 23-year-old has not suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear, but swelling and ligament damage mean he will be sidelined for a prolonged period while rehabilitation continues.

Madueke, who started the match and was seen holding his right knee before being replaced by Bukayo Saka at halftime, reported discomfort early in the game and continued to the break before being withdrawn. Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed the club would need further scans and provided a brief update, saying the player was "gutted" and that the expectation was he would be out for a few weeks while the medical team monitors progress.

Club sources and injury experts have converged on a recovery timetable of roughly six to eight weeks, which would rule Madueke out until at least mid-November. That availability window would cause him to miss Arsenal’s immediate EFL Cup tie against Port Vale and a sequence of Premier League and Champions League...