Thomas Partey’s untimely injury, which has come on the back of a bright start to life in England, should come as no surprise, says Kevin Campbell, with such issues considered to be “an Arsenal thing”.
The Gunners moved late in the summer transfer window to snap up a midfielder that had been registering on their recruitment radar for some time.
Patience in north London finally paid off when a £45 million ($59m) deal was done with Atletico Madrid on deadline day.
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Partey was tipped by many to make an immediate impact at Emirates Stadium, with his obvious qualities earning comparisons to Arsenal icons from the past such as Patrick Vieira and Gilberto Silva.