Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker suffers gruesome facial injury after sickening clash with Gary Cahill
- Arsenal beat Chelsea on penalties in the Community Shield final on Sunday
- Per Mertesacker was caught by an elbow from Gary Cahill during the first half
- The German was left with a gruesome gash just above his right eye
- The 32-year-old had to be replaced by new Gunners signing Sead Kolasinic
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Per Mertesacker was left covered in blood after a sickening clash with Gary Cahill during the first half of the Community Shield final on Sunday.
The Arsenal captain leapt to head the ball but was caught with an elbow by the English centre back.
Mertesacker fell to the ground with a nasty gash over his right eye.
Per Mertesacker receives treatment after a clash with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill
The Arsenal captain was left covered in blood after being caught with an elbow
Replays showed Mertesacker (left) was unintentionally elbowed by Cahill during the first half
He received lengthy treatment from the Gunners medics before being replaced by new signingĀ Sead Kolasinac.
The injury looked to put the German's involvement in Friday's Premier League opener against Leicester at risk.
But manager Arsene Wenger was quick to calm those fears after lifting the first piece of silverware of the season.Ā Ā
'I will have to speak to the medical staff about that but it doesnāt look too bad,' the Frenchman told BT Sport.Ā
Mertesacker, too, looked in good spirits as he celebrated his team's penalty shootout victory after the game.Ā
The 32-year-old looked in good spirits as he celebrated the team's shootout victory
Mertesacker lifts the trophy with Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny andĀ Gabriel Paulista
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