ARSENAL have been dealt an injury blow with Kim Little missing the rest of this season due to a hamstring problem.
The Gunners skipper, 32, sustained the injury in the first half of the team’s Champions League quarter-final defeat of Bayern Munich.
The midfield ace came off in the 12th minute of their 2-0 second-leg quarters defeat of the German giants at the Emirates on March 29.
Her team will face Wolfsburg away in a Champions League semis first-leg game this Sunday, after beating Bayern 2-1 on aggregate.
The match follows their trip to league leaders Manchester United on Wednesday for a pivotal clash in the race for the WSL title.
In a statement on their website, Arsenal said: “Our captain has already begun her rehabilitation and this process is progressing well.
“We expect her to be available for the start of preparations for the 2023/24 season.
“Our medical team will support Kim closely over the coming months and we look forward to seeing her back on the field of play soon.”
Little has been among Arsenal’s best players this term helping the team end a three-year run without a silverware win in March.
Before her injury she notched up five goals and two assists in 16 appearances in the WSL and Europe.
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And the Gunners’ heroine netted her side’s second goal in their 3-1 Conti Cup final win against Chelsea last month.
Little’s injury sees her join some of her team’s most influential forwards on the sidelines
Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema are currently both out of action due to anterior cruciate ligament damage.
And in-form forward Caitlin Foord came off during their 2-1 defeat of Manchester City in the WSL last month
The Australia ace appeared to injure her hamstring during the win that put her side two points behind United with a game in hand.
She missed the Matildas’ 1-0 loss to Scotland and 2-0 defeat of England during the international break.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
