Arsenal may have to make do without midfielder Thomas Partey until the new year. The 30-year-old has had a "procedure" on a thigh injury and that is set to sideline him for between six and eight weeks. He has only made four Premier League appearances so far this season, and a groin injury sidelined him for the whole of September. Partey hasn't featured since the win over Manchester City at the beginning of October.That, along with the fitness of Bukayo Saka, is likely to come up when head coach Mikel Arteta faces the media in little more than 20 minutes. You imagine VAR will come up too.You can read more on Partey's injury from our reporter Art de Roche below.