Arsenal dealt major injury blow as star limps off in England victory over Spain

The world champions were initially blown away by the Three Lions at the Estadio Metropolitano, with the visitors going three up in Madrid thanks to strikes from Harry Kane, Ezri Konsa and Ben White.

But while there was elation for those two Arsenal stars, one of their club-mates’ evenings went from bad to worse, with Zubimendi injuring his hamstring in the second half in Madrid.

The midfielder was forced off, with Spain boss Luis de la Fuente replacing him with Nico Williams.

Injury concern: Martin Zubimendi

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The Athletic Club winger, previously reported as a transfer target for Mikel Arteta’s side, scored the second goal for the hosts in a rollercoaster encounter, as the European champions threatened an unlikely comeback after Elliot Anderson’s red card for denying Lamine Yamal a goalscoring opportunity.

Zubimendi’s injury will come as a blow for the Gunners, despite the Spaniard struggling for game time at the Emirates Stadium after the summer arrival of Bruno Guimaraes and the form of Declan Rice, who starred for his country once more on Sunday evening.

It remains to be seen how long Zubimendi will be sidelined for, but should he be out for an elongated period, he could well miss the Premier League champions’ trip to Newcastle, Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund and home encounter with Manchester City before the end of the month.