Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admits losing Granit Xhaka for three months is a big blow.

Arsenal expect to be without midfielder Xhaka for around three months after the Swiss international sustained a "significant" knee injury in Sunday's victory against Tottenham.

“It's really bad news personally for Granit because he has had a couple of incidents this season already with covid and suspension and now with a long term injury, but he is a strong man," said Arteta.

"He will use his time to focus on other things. He is a big player for us, somebody very important but he will be missed. Other players have to step in.

"He is a big, big loss. We will lose him for a while. It's the first big injury that he has had. We are here to help him and find other ways around the team because we have other good players who can step in and do the job."