Arsenal's hopes of a prime 4 Premier League end took a blow on Monday - each on and off the pitch.
Mikel Arteta's slumped to a shock 3-0 defeat away at Crystal Palace, one which allowed rivals Tottenham to maintain their spot within the Champions League locations forward of them.
The Gunners do stay stage on factors with their previous foes and have performed a sport much less however now have a severe personnel concern to take care of.
Kieran Tierney missed out at Selhurst Park and it has been claimed the left-back's season is over after selecting up a knee drawback on Scotland responsibility.
Arteta admitted afterwards that the harm "would not look good".
He mentioned on Sky Sports activities: "He got here again from worldwide responsibility and felt one thing incorrect in his knee.
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"There's some injury there.
"We are going to hopefully know extra on Tuesday nevertheless it is not wanting good."
Arsenal have been poor in Tierney's absence and his alternative Nuno Tavares significantly so.
The 22-year-old discovered himself at fault for Palace's second objective earlier than discovering himself on the bench for the second-half as Arteta opted to hook him.
And each Tavares' shocker and Arsenal's all-round lifeless efficiency had Arsenal followers on Twitter lamenting simply how essential Tierney is to their group.
@Welbeast wrote: "I wish to donate my knee to you @kierantierney1"
@ArsenalN7 mentioned: "It is true what they are saying: 'You do not respect what you have obtained till it is gone’ Arsenal with out Kieran Tierney is sort of a aircraft that doesn’t fly, our flying Scotsman is the driving pressure and heartbeat of this younger group."
@gunnerblog mentioned: "I'm keen to donate my physique elements to science to try to save Kieran Tierney."
@afcmase_ mentioned: "Kieran Tierney can have my knee I don’t even want it."
@AFCFahey mentioned: "Now you all understand how large a miss Kieran Tierney is. Let your apology be as loud as your disrespect."
@TheShortFuse mentioned: "Are there two worse gamers for #Arsenal to lose to harm than Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey? I do not assume so."