Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas has denied suffering fresh hamstring damage, stating he is being troubled by muscle fluid. The Spain international has been sidelined frequently over the past two seasons with hamstring problems and he also broke his leg last March.
The 23 year old has moved to assure fans the problem is nothing serious and that just playing a significant number of games is finally taking its toll.
"The good news is there is no tear on the hamstring, nothing. It's just a little bit of fluid, but it keeps coming back," he told the club's official matchday programme.
"It's outside the muscle, the 'skin' of the muscle. It's not really a muscle injury, it's fluid that keeps coming back and it's very annoying.
"We are working on it, looking at my hips because they are always very tight. We have to work on it but also understand that I am 23-years-old and I've played many, many games.
"Soon I will play my 200th Premier League game as well as nearly 60 for the national team and 60 in the Champions League. So that's a lot of games for my age and I have to take care of myself."
