Belarus and Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb has been ruled out of action for at least two months after sustaining a knee injury while on International duty for Belarus.

Hleb, 24, was injured in Saturday's World Cup qualifying match against Scotland, and now will be joining France's Thierry Henry, England's Sol Campbell and Ashley Cole, Robin van Persie from the Netherlands, and Brazilian midfielder Gilberto on the sidelines.

"Hleb will be out for six to eight weeks," confirmed Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. "He is due to have surgery on his knee on Friday."

Wenger said it was a new experience for him, "I can't remember having injuries like this before but it's not a crisis...We have lost many players over the break when we should have come back refreshed," said Wenger.

"For some it is a question of days, and others - like Ashley Cole and Hleb - it is a matter of six to eight weeks."

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