Thursday, August 23, 2007

Lehmann set for two-week lay-off

Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann is out for at least two weeks after aggravating an Achilles tendon injury in Germany's 2-1 friendly win over England on Wednesday.

Spanish keeper Manuel Almunia will replace Lehman when the Gunners play Manchester City on Saturday.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said: "Jens is out and he will miss two weeks, I think. Maybe more - I don't know.

"He is going to see a specialist in Germany on Friday. He had this injury before but it got much worse."

Lehmann has made two high-profile errors when playing for Arsenal this season.

He gifted Fulham striker David Healy a goal when trying to deal with a backpass in the Gunners' opening game and let a David Dunn shot slip through his hands to give Blackburn an equaliser on Sunday.

Source: BBC Sport

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