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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

Reid setback for Arsenal highlights mounting concern over ACL injuries

Katie Reid during an Arsenal training session
Katie Reid’s injury is a major blow for Arsenal after a meteoric rise this season. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

On Monday, two days before their Allianz Arena game against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Arsenal announced the devastating news that their centre-back Katie Reid had sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

The 19-year-old, who was pulled forward to lift the Champions League trophy in front of fans by the captain Leah Williamson at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium celebration in May, had a meteoric rise at the start to the season, partnering Steph Catley in place of the injured Williamson, starting many games ahead of the World Cup winner Laia Codina and double European Championship winner Lotte Wubben-Moy.

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