Injured Arteta to miss rest of the season
Reuters - 28 minutes ago
Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta will miss the rest of the season after rupturing a cruciate knee ligament, the Premier League club said on Monday.
The 26-year-old Spaniard was carried off the field on a stretcher after sustaining the injury to his right knee early in Everton's 0-0 draw at Newcastle United on Sunday.
"He underwent a succession of scans on his knee on Sunday night to ascertain the full extent of the injury, with the results revealing he has no chance of pulling on an Everton jersey again this term," the club said on their website.
Arteta has been one of the key figures in sixth-placed Everton's season, making 31 appearances and scoring seven goals.
His absence will be a huge blow to manager David Moyes, whose squad has already been severely depleted by a string of injuries.
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