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Arsenal's Gabriel set for three weeks out with hamstring injury

Arsenal will be without Gabriel Paulista for up to three weeks after the defender picked up a hamstring problem during the 2-1 victory over QPR.

The centre-back, who moved to the Emirates from Villarreal in January, suffered the injury just 36 minutes into Wednesday night's win and is now set to miss Monday's FA Cup quarterfinal against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was forced to switch Gabriel for Laurent Koscielny at Loftus Road and, speaking after the match, admitted he was unsure exactly how long the Brazilian would take to recover.

"Gabriel had a hamstring problem," Wenger said. "I don't know how bad it is yet, it is usually 21 days."

The 24-year-old was tested early on by QPR's physical striker Bobby Zamora and Wenger admitted his team showed nerves against Chris Ramsey's side.

"We were nervous in the first half and QPR put a shift in physically," Wenger added. "They paid for that in the second half."

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