Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has played down fears that he could be set for a lengthy lay-off.
The 23-year-old Spaniard explained on his Twitter account that he could be back in first-team action within just two weeks, posting:"Good news on my injury.
"I have some fluid but nothing bad in the muscle. I hope I can be playing in two weeks."
Fabregas suffered the injury as he netted a freak goal in the 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Saturday. When Black Cats defender Anton Ferdinand attempted to clear the ball, it ricocheted off Fabregas and looped back into the goal.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is already without key injured trio Theo Walcott, Robin van Persie and Nicklas Bendtner.
Darren Bent netted Sunderland's equaliser against the Gunners in the fifth minute of stoppage time, after the fourth official indicated there would only be four minutes added on.
Fabregas will miss Tuesday's Carling Cup game at Tottenham and Saturday's home Premier League encounter with West Brom as well as the Champions League trip to Partizan Belgrade.
He could be back in action for the trip to Chelsea on October 3.Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email