Arsenal ace Santi Cazorla gives thumbs up after having surgery on ankle injury ruling him out for three months
Spaniard needed an operation after picking up the knock in the club's 6-0 win over Ludogorets in the Champions League
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SANTI CAZORLA is all smiles after having surgery on chronic ankle problem which will rule him out of action with Arsenal for three months.
The Spaniard travelled to Sweden to undergo an operation on the plantaris tendon in his right ankle.
The midfielder picked up the injury on the mark during in the Champions League on October 19.
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Cazorla tried to get over the injury without having an operation but his efforts with Arsenal's medical team were not enough as surgery was required to enable a full recovery.
Cazorla joins Danny Welbeck, Per Mertesacker, Hector Bellerin, Mathieu Debuchy and Olivier Giroud on the treatment table at Arsenal.
And Arsene Wenger will hope these six injuries to his first-team players will not have a devastating effect on their strong form this season.
Arsenal managed to top Group A in the Champions League after their 4-1 win over Basel - with Paris Saint-Germain fluffing their lines at home to Ludogorets.
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This will give the Gunners more confidence as they are currently second in the Premier League table - just three points off league-leaders Chelsea.
Arsenal have lost just one league game so far this season which was a seven-goal thriller against Liverpool ending 4-3 to the Reds at the Emirates.
And since that loss they have been unbeaten in the Premier League and in Europe before they were knocked out of the EFL Cup after fielding a weakened side against Southampton.
But Arsenal responded to the surprise result with a 5-1 win over West Ham and then the hammering of Basel on Tuesday evening.
