Arsenal's Holding faces lengthy spell out with ligament injury


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Arsenal - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - December 5, 2018 Arsenal's Rob Holding is stretchered off after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Darren Staples/File Photo

(Reuters) - Arsenal defender Rob Holding will be out for up to nine months after rupturing a ligament in his left knee in Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Manchester United, the Premier League club said on Friday.

English centre back Holding, who has played 10 league games for Arsenal this season, left the pitch on a stretcher during the first half of the match with United and is set to undergo surgery in the coming days.

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