van Persie to return in late Nov

Arsenal's injured striker Robin van Persie could reportedly be ready to return to action as soon as November 24th. The injured Dutchman has been missing for a few games, and his absence has also seen a distinct lack of goals from his striker partner Adebayor.

The Dutch international suffered a knee injury during the last international break and had been subsequently ruled out for up to six weeks.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had expressed his relief that Van Persie had escaped suffering damage to cruciate ligaments, which the initial reports suggested, but maintained that it would still be a month’s absence for the 24-year-old.

Wenger has recently said without Van Persie, he has goofed up tactically during the game Manchester United, where Emmanuel Adebayor looked isolated.