Arsenal reportedly face being without centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes for up to two months after he suffered an injury during the international break.<\/p>\n
The Gunners<\/strong> <\/a>were on a superb run of form before this month\u2019s international break as they have moved clear at the top of the Premier League table, remain unbeaten in the Champions League group stages and have progressed in the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta<\/a>\u2018<\/strong>s side have not lost in 14 games in all competitions, with the Premier League leaders unbeaten since their 1-0 loss to Liverpool at the end of August.<\/p>\n Arsenal have fully capitalised on Liverpool\u2019s sudden downfall and Man City\u2019s inconsistency to establish themselves as the firm favourites for the title, with it clear that they have the best squad in the Premier League.<\/p>\n Injuries are one thing that could derail Arsenal\u2019s title challenge, so they will have been concerned as Gabriel\u2019s thigh injury during this month\u2019s international break sparked an apology from Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Four Arsenal players primed to leave in January unsurprising as Arteta makes wonderkid untouchable<\/a> Now, respected journalist David Ornstein has revealed to The Athletic<\/a> that there are \u2018fears\u2019 at Arsenal that the centre-back could be unavailable for two months.<\/p>\n Ornstein added: \u2018Sources briefed on the injury, speaking on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to do so publicly, confirmed that further tests are required to discover the full extent of Gabriel\u2019s injury but initial examinations suggest he will miss a month or two.\u2019<\/p>\n Before Ornstein\u2019s update, a separate report claimed Arsenal do not \u2018plan\u2019 to enter the market in January to sign a replacement for Gabriel,<\/strong><\/a> as they feel that they have adequate cover after signing\u00a0Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie in the summer.<\/p>\n MORE ARSENAL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026 Still, former Premier League striker Matt Le Tissier has explained why he thinks Gabriel\u2019s injury has \u201ccome at a really bad time for Arsenal.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is (one of the best centre-backs in the world.) He is a massive part of why Arsenal\u2019s defence is so good, so it would be quite a blow to Arsenal if that (missing the North London derby) were to happen,\u201d Le Tissier told Football Insider.<\/p>\n \u201cI know they\u2019ve got a pretty good squad now and they\u2019ve got replacements available there who can come in, but because he has been so good, even if your replacement\u2019s really good, you\u2019re probably going to see a slight difference there.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s come at a really bad time for Arsenal, is the thing that I would say. Not only is it the North London derby at the weekend, but the next two fixtures after that, I think are Bayern Munich and Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u201cSo if he was to miss all those three fixtures, that\u2019s three pretty big, pretty crucial fixtures, I think. 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