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Arsenal have suffered another injury setback after Ben White underwent a minor knee operation earlier this week, sources have told ESPN.

The timescale of his return is unclear and dependent on the success of the surgery but the 27-year-old is set to miss multiple matches. One source has suggested there are fears White could be sidelined for several weeks but there is no confirmation at this stage.

Arsenal face a busy return to action following the international break with Nottingham Forest at home on Nov. 23 before a midweek trip to Sporting CP and then a visit to West Ham.

White has been carrying a problem for several weeks with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta explaining earlier this month that he had “a little issue, so we have to protect him.”

With White opting not to make himself available for England, the break from first-team football afforded Arsenal an opportunity to address the problem which has limited his involvement this season.

The defender was unable to start key games at Manchester City and Newcastle and did not feature at all against Paris Saint-Germain in October.

After Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea, Arteta admitted he was “praying” to avoid further injury problems after being without several players at times this season including substantial lay-offs for captain Martin Ødegaard, Mikel Merino and Jurriën Timber.

Arsenal remain without Riccardo Calafiori, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney due to injury.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni is confident there will be Lionel Messi jerseys in the home section despite the Paraguayan Football Association’s (APF) ban on rival shirts ahead of Thursday’s South American World Cup 2026 qualifier.

Argentina will play Paraguay at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion on Thursday, and APF manager Fernando Villasboa warned the home crowd to wear only Paraguayan shirts as no jerseys from Argentina, Argentine clubs or clubs that contain the names of players from other countries will be allowed.

“We won’t allow the other team’s shirt. It’s not a problem against Messi. We respect the careers of all footballers. It’s just that the home ground is very important to us,” Villasboa told a news conference on Wednesday.

Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro said: “I have nothing to do with the T-shirt ban. I had no idea about that. I think the idea is to reduce the margin of a possible source of conflict.”

“Messi is our rival tomorrow, I wish him the best game of his life against Peru, but not tomorrow,” he added.

However, Scaloni said the global impact of Argentina’s No. 10, the country’s all-time leading scorer and World Cup winner, is far greater.

“Logically, for the Paraguayan footballer, for the fan, they all want to wear the national team shirt. But Leo [Messi] is stronger than all that and there will be Argentina shirts,” Scaloni told a news conference on Wednesday.

“It doesn’t mean they don’t support Paraguay. I think it’s good that football people recognise what he is. And it’s not because you have a shirt that you become an Argentina fan.”

Argentina sit atop the South American standings on 22 points, three clear of Colombia. After the Paraguay match, they will host Peru on Nov. 19.

Manchester United are confident new head coach Rúben Amorim will receive his work permit well ahead of his first game in charge against Ipswich Town, a source has told ESPN.

Amorim has been appointed as Erik ten Hag’s successor at Old Trafford, but the 39-year-old is waiting for a visa which will allow him to formally start work.

A United source said the process is “proceeding positively” and the club do not anticipate any issues which would prevent Amorim from being on the touchline at Portman Road on Nov. 24.

United are also waiting for visas for Amorim’s staff before officially announcing the make-up of his backroom team.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, caretaker boss for the last four games following Ten Hag’s dismissal, left the club on Monday.

Rene Hake, Jelle ten Rouwelaar and Pieter Morel have also departed, but Darren Fletcher is set to stay on.

Amorim arrived in Manchester on Monday and was immediately driven to Carrington where he was met by CEO Omar Berrada, sporting director Dan Ashworth and technical director Jason Wilcox.

On Tuesday, he met a group of players undergoing rehabilitation work at Carrington including Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount. The majority of the squad are either on international duty or on holiday and are not due to report back until early next week.

The Portuguse coach was given a tour of Old Trafford on Thursday.

A source has told ESPN that Amorim will not take part in a formal unveiling news conference and instead will face the media for the first time ahead of the trip to Ipswich. He is due to speak to the club’s in-house television channel MUTV before then in his first interview as United’s new head coach.

After taking charge against Ipswich, Amorin’s first game at Old Trafford is set to be the visit of Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League on Nov. 28.