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Arsenal's Beth Mead set for 'extended' spell out with ACL injury amid World Cup and WSL effect

Arsenal forward Beth Mead is set for an "extended" spell on the sidelines after suffering an ACL injury.

Mead hobbled off during the closing stages of Arsenal's 3-2 defeat to Manchester United on Saturday. The 27-year-old went down after a coming together with United defender Hannah Blundell and the club have now confirmed she has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament.

The news means the Gunners are likely to be without their talisman until well into the new year, with Mead set to meet with a surgeon later this week. In a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, the North London club said: "We can confirm that Beth Mead suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in our match against Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

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