Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista has been ruled out for two to three weeks with a hamstring problem.
The Brazilian, a £16m signing from Villareal, was injured in Wednesday’s 2-1 Premier League win at QPR.
Arsenal travel to Manchester United on Monday in the FA Cup quarter-final.
“It’s a special intensity because it’s between two teams with a chance of winning,” said Gunners boss Arsene Wenger. “We are the holders of the FA Cup and we want to keep it.”
The two sides are separated by one point in the Premier League, with Arsenal in third and United fourth.
Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny (illness) and defender Nacho Monreal (back) face fitness tests on Friday but Wenger is hopeful both will be fit.
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Gabriel Paulista ruled out for 3 weeks
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