Arsenal ace Hector Bellerin could miss rest of season after horror leg injury

ARSENAL fear Hector Bellerin's season could be over due to a cruciate ligament injury.

The Spanish defender was stretchered off during Saturday's victory over Chelsea at the Emirates.

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And, according to the , Gunners staff are concerned the damage is to Bellerin's anterior cruciate ligament which could end his season.

Arsenal's right-back has only recently returned from a calf problem but may be back on the sidelines for a significant period.

Unai Emery had hoped to discover the extent of the injury by Sunday but the club had to wait for the injury to settle before carrying out a definitive MRI scan.

Gunners chief said Saturday: "We have to wait. We will learn Sunday or Monday, but the first impression is not positive.

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"We have Ainsley [Maitland-Niles] who is playing well. He can help us playing as a right-back or right-winger. And we have [Stephane] Lichtsteiner. We have players. And don't forget [Carl] Jenkinson."

Bellerin's injury was the only bad note on a day when Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny's goals captured a crucial victory over Chelsea.

Emery's team sit three points off the top-four but take on Man United on Friday in the FA Cup fourth round.