Concern for Arsenal as Lacazette limps out of Lyon clash with ankle injury


The France international took a knock to his ankle just five minutes into the friendly, and was replaced by Reiss Nelson after failing to run it off Alarm bells will be ringing at the Emirates Stadium after Alexandre Lacazette limped off just 12 minutes into Arsenal's Emirates Cup clash with Lyon.

Lacazette took an early blow to his ankle against his former club and attempted to run it off, but was in discomfort as he was replaced by young winger Reiss Nelson.

With the Gunners' Premier League opener against Newcastle just two weeks away, Unai Emery will be praying the injury is not too serious.

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