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Abou Diaby out Monday with 'groin problem'

After spending 13 months on the sideline with a knee injury, Abou Diaby made his highly-anticipated return on Tuesday, featuring for Arsenal's U-21 side in a 2-1 loss against Chelsea.

Unfortunately, Diaby's comeback was marred by yet another setback as he was subbed off at the interval with what Arsene Wenger is calling "a little groin problem."

Although Wenger believes the injury is minor, it means that the French midfielder is now unavailable for Arsenal's Premier League clash against Newcastle on Monday.

To say that Diaby's career has been plagued by injuries would be an understatement. Just look at the at the list of knocks he's acquired over the past eight years:

Hopefully the day will come soon where Diaby is back to scoring insane goals like this one:

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