Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Cesc Fabregas will miss the weekend Premier League clash with Fulham.
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Fabregas is still recovering from a hamstring problem, picked up just days before the opening day of the new season.
Arsenal are desperate for the Spanish maestro’s return due to a worrying lack of experience in midfield, where young Brazilian Denilson found himself partnered with makeshift anchorman Emmanuel Eboue against West Brom.
Wenger admits Fabregas may even miss the second leg of their Champions League clash with FC Twente, but he believes The Gunners can cope now that Alexandre Song has returned from the Olympics.
"You know how important Cesc is on the creative side of our game and you want him to be in the team, but we do not want to face a gamble for just one game and we have to be patient,” the Frenchman explained.
"We will have to assess him on Monday or Tuesday to see how big a gamble it will be to start him or not.
"We are not in a desperate situation because we have Song back from the Olympics, [Abou] Diaby does not look too far away and hopefully we can get good news from [Tomas] Rosicky in the next two weeks.”
