Mustafi suffers injury on Germany duty

Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi limped out of Germany’s World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on Sunday, with head coach Joachim Loew suspecting a serious injury. "It doesn't look good, it looks like he had torn a ligament. We're waiting for a full diagnosis, but it looks like he will be out for a while," admitted Loew after Germany's 5-1 win in their final World Cup qualifier.

Joachim Low: "With Mustafi it seems that it is muscle tear or some muscle fibre tear. In any case it could force him to a longer break." pic.twitter.com/TR9OKEjF5j

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The centre-back pulled up with what looked like a thigh injury on 36 minutes and hobbled off the pitch, helped by Germany's medical staff. It was a costly first half for the Germans in Kaiserslautern as Bayern Munich defender Niklas Suele also went off with a leg injury in the opening 45 minutes.

Another Premier League player with an injury on international duty.

This time it's Arsenal's Shkodran Mustafi: https://t.co/SSMr4o6Hp3 pic.twitter.com/1vmLk1T80d— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) October 8, 2017

Germany secured their place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia with an away win against Northern Ireland last Thursday. They finished their campaign with a perfect record after beating Azerbaijan to claim a historic 10th straight win in World Cup qualifiers. It is the first time a German team has achieved the feat and the world champions are unbeaten in their last 16 games.

Arsenal's Shkodran Mustafi limped off injured in Germany's 5-1 win against Azerbaijan: https://t.co/CRgi2PlbBu pic.twitter.com/Zuquuzr4KP

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