Wenger ready to take risk on Walcott

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday he was prepared to take a “risk” on the future of Theo Walcott as injury ruled the unsettled England forward out of the Champions League tie with Montpellier. Walcott will miss Wednesday’s match at the Emirates Stadium with a shoulder injury suffered during Arsenal’s 5-2 North London derby win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, where he played on and scored the Gunners’ fifth goal in extra time at the end of the match. He is now due to undergo a scan although Wenger said he expected Walcott to be sidelined for only a brief spell. “The injury he got during the game with his shoulder, we have to scan that today and see if there is no damage,” Wenger said on Tuesday. “He will be out for tomorrow (Wednesday). It should be short-term.”