Arsene Wenger has revealed Hector Bellerin did not feature for Arsenal over their 2-1 FA Cup win over Preston North End due to injury.
It was thought that the 21-year-old was rested for the win over the Championship side yesterday. But, after the match, Wenger confirmed that the right-back suffered an injury on Friday and could not take part:
‘Bellerin was injured yesterday in training.’
Wenger did not elaborate on the extent of the injury suffered by Bellerin, or the amount of time the Spaniard would be sidelined for.
Bellerin did face a late fitness test before starting in the 3-3 draw with Bournemouth earlier in the week, where he had a performance to forget.
Wenger will be hoping Bellerin’s injury is only a short-term one as he is already without Mathieu Debuchy. The Frenchman does have Carl Jenkinson as a back-up option, but the manager opted to select 19-year-old Ainsley Maitland-Niles at right-back for the win over Preston.
