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Unai Emery speaks out on Sokratis Papastathopoulos injury after Everton victory

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Rob Holding replaced Sokratis Papastathopoulos before the break (Picture: Getty)

Unai Emery confirmed that Sokratis Papastathopoulos will be assessed by doctors after sustaining a knee injury against Everton.

Sokratis, who completed an £18million move from Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal in the summer, started alongside Shkodran Mustafi in central defence but was forced off in the 39th minute at the Emirates.

The Greece international limped off the pitch after a knock to his knee and was replaced by Rob Holding before goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sealed a 2-0 win for the Gunners.

Emerys side face Brentford on Wednesday evening and it appears Arsenal could be without Sokratis for the Carabao Cup clash.

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Asked about Sokratis injury after the defeat of Everton, Emery responded: We dont know now but its his knee.

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The doctors will wait until tomorrow, but I hope its not important.

Lucas Torreira was booked in the 15th minute (Picture: Getty)

Emery was impressed with the discipline of summer signing Lucas Torreira after the midfielder picked up an early booking versus Everton.

Torreira was on a yellow card and I was thinking how can he control the game in the last few minutes with this card against him? he told Sky Sports.