WENGER: RAMSEY CAREER NOT THREATENED

Arsenal boss says teenager will return

RAMSEY: Broke his leg at Stoke

ARSENE WENGER has stressed that Aaron Ramsey's horror injury is not career-threatening.

Although not wishing to put a timescale on the Welshman's return from a double fracture to his right leg, the Arsenal boss is convinced the midfielder will still fulfil his enormous potential.

Ramsey, 19, was left in agony after a challenge by Ryan Shawcross during the Gunners' 3-1 win at Stoke on Saturday.

But the operation was a success and he is set to begin a long road back to full fitness.

"It is too far away to set any realistic deadline," Wenger told Arsenal TV Online. "Let's let him heal.

"The good news is the surgery went well and it is not a career-threatening injury. But it is two breaks and to get back to your best you need not only to practice again but you need time to recover your co-ordination.

"He is a young boy and he will recover from this but it is a bad injury.

"He is as low as you can be when this happens to you and you are flying."

Aaron Ramsey's horror tackle by Ryan Shawcross