ARSENAL star Thomas Partey has withdrawn from Ghana’s squad after suffering a thigh injury in the defeat to Aston Villa.
Midfielder Partey, 27, suffered the blow in the 3-0 loss at the Emirates on Sunday and Goal reports he will remain with the Gunners for treatment during the international break.
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Partey was sent for a scan after the summer signing – who joined for £45million from Atletico Madrid on deadline day – was taken off at half-time with Arsenal trailing Villa 1-0.
Boss Mikel Arteta did not know the extent of the injury when he spoke after the game.
The Spaniard said: “We don’t know, we have to scan him tomorrow or the day after.
“He felt it straight away after seven or eight minutes.”
The former LaLiga star will miss the Black Stars’ back to back Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group games against Sudan on November 12 and 17.
Partey had been incredibly impressive in the 1-0 win at Old Trafford last week.
His amazing stats confirmed his dominance in the middle of the park against Manchester United’s midfield.
Partey won ELEVEN duels and had the best passing accuracy with 93 per cent at the Theatre of Dreams.
Red Devils legends Roy Keane and Paul Scholes emphatically praised his performance with Keane labelling Partey as a potential successor to his old nemesis Patrick Vieira.
But without their talented new star, Arsenal went down to an embarassing 3-0 defeat to last season’s relegation escape artists Villa.
To add insult to injury, it was boyhood Gooner Ollie Watkins who bagged a second-half brace after Bukayo Saka’s own goal to help seal Arsenal’s fate and prove a week is a long time in football.
Arsenal now find themselves in the bottom half of the Premier League table going into the international break with 12 points from eight games leaving the North Londoners 11th.
