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Arsenal Medical Team Provide Injury Updates on Laurent Koscielny and Sokratis Papastathopoulos

Arsenal have provided injury updates for defensive duo Laurent Koscielny and Sokratis Papastathopoulos after they were both injured during the Gunners' FA Cup defeat to Manchester United on Friday.

Sokratis was taken off in the first-half after appearing to land awkwardly on his ankle, whilst Koscielny was forced to leave the pitch in the second period when Romelu Lukaku unintentionally swung a boot into his jaw.

On their official website, Arsenal provided some positive news for Koscielny, but it appears that Sokratis is set for an extended period on the sidelines.

Koscielny suffered 'bruising and soft tissue swelling to face and jaw,' and is 'being reviewed on a daily basis.