Wales boss John Toshack provided the first good news of the last few days on the injury of 19-year old Aaron Ramsey, revealing how the player is in “decent spirits” despite suffering what is a season-ending injury. Toshack added how the recovery process will be a long one but the player is ready to take on this battle.

Ramsey sustained fractures to the tibia and fibula in his right leg on Saturday in Arsenal’s 1-3 win over Stoke City, a victory which saw the Gunners edge closer to the top of the table after Chelsea went down at Stamford Bridge against Manchester City.

Toshack said:

It is a horrific injury, it makes you want to vomit. It was a sad, unfortunate incident. I spoke to him this morning and he seems in decent spirits but it is a blow for the player, the club and us.

All we can do now is hope for a speedy, successful recovery, but obviously it is going to be a long one. The information we have got is that he is as comfortable as can be expected and he seemed in surprisingly decent spirits when I spoke to him.