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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20725475" data-attributes="member: 158020">Wenger: Coquelin could be out for three weeks <img src="http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/omnisport/5a/db/francis-coquelin-cropped_1brv8b6045r2x10bv5vj90d85m.jpg?t=1806011655&w=620&h=430" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin faces three weeks on the sidelines with a knee injury, manager Arsene Wenger has said.Coquelin was forced off after 32 minutes of the Gunners' 3-0 Premier League victory over Chelsea on Saturday after coming off worse in a challenge with N'Golo Kante. There were concerns the 25-year-old could face a longer spell out of action, but Wenger expects him to be available mid-way through October after scans determined that the problem was not severe. "Francis Coquelin is out for the game - it should be a short-term injury," Wenger said ahead of Arsenal's Champions League clash with Basel. "The scan was quite positive." When pressed for a time frame, Wenger replied: "It could be three weeks".The Gunners boss added that striker Olivier Giroud - banned for the Basel match - is a doubt for Sunday's game with Burnley due to a toe injury. Looking ahead to Wednesday's game at the Emirates Stadium, Wenger hopes his side can produce the same intensity with which they dismantled Chelsea when they take on a side who have won all nine of their league games this season."They're used to the Champions League, they have huge experience and I don't expect them to be intimidated," he said. "They have nothing to lose and they are dangerous." Of his own team's latest efforts, he said: "The relentless team energy, and that they kept going [impressed me the most against Chelsea]. I think it's a sign of maturity. We had style and steel and combined both. "But it's a new challenge every time - the humility is to accept that you have to start from scratch again. We have to find the resources to win again."</blockquote>

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