Staff Reporter.
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min lasted just 19 minutes of Sunday’s north London derby at Arsenal before limping off with an apparent hamstring injury.
Son, 28, pulled up after chasing a long ball through the middle at the Emirates and was replaced by Erik Lamela.
The South Korea striker has been an ever-present for Tottenham in the Premier League this season, starting all of their 28 games.
He is Spurs’ second top scorer with 13 in the league, three behind Harry Kane.
Meanwhile Arsenal says captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was dropped for Sunday’s game against Tottenham for a “breach of pre-match protocol”.
“He was going to start the game, we had a disciplinary issue, we have drawn the line and we move on,” Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta told Sky Sports.
“We have a process that we have to respect for every game and that’s it.”
Arteta added: “It was a decision made after evaluating everything and who Auba is and what he’s done.
“We have other players who can play. Recently we have changed the team quite a lot and there are players who are willing to play and deserve a chance, so I’m comfortable with that.”
Aubameyang is Arsenal’s top scorer this season with 14 goals and has scored six in his last seven appearances in all competitions.