On the eve of the "Gunners" in the quarter finals of the English League Cup defeated West Ham 1-0.

At the end of the second half, the field was forced to leave forward Olivier Giroux, who was injured.

According to Arsenal's head coach Arsene Wenger, the French striker has problems with the hamstring, which most likely will leave him out of the game for the next matches of the Premier League.

"We will have exact information only on Thursday, but it seems that Giroux will miss New Year tours," Wenger said..

"According to him, he feels quite a lot of pain. Naturally, this is a great disappointment, but it remains to be hoped that things are not so bad for Olivier ".

As for midfielder Francis Coquelin, who was also replaced in the end of the match against West Ham, then, according to Wenger, his damage is not serious, because he will be able to enter the field in the nearest Premier League match against Liverpool.

In the current draw of the championship of England on the account of Giroux 4 goals in 15 meetings.