Bruno Guimaraes Groin Injury Sidelines Arsenal Midfielder

Arsenal midfielder Bruno Guimaraes will miss the club's opening Premier League fixture against Coventry City on Friday, August 21, after sustaining a groin injury during the team's Community Shield victory over Manchester City. The Brazil international, who completed a 75 million pound transfer from Newcastle United earlier this month, was withdrawn at halftime of the 3-0 win last weekend and was later spotted with an ice pack on his thigh.

Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed the injury concern ahead of the match against newly-promoted Coventry. He explained that Guimaraes had only trained with the squad for four or five days before the Community Shield match, having not completed a full preseason program. "He had a slight tension in his groin," Arteta told Sky Sports. "He hasn't done a preseason. It is a lot of new stuff for him as well, and we need to take it bit by bit."

The injury is reported to potentially sideline the midfielder for several weeks. This would rule him out of the visit to Coventry and could place his involvement in subsequent fixtures against Aston Villa, Chelsea, and Sunderland in doubt. The setback comes at a challenging time for Arsenal, with the Champions...