Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker has said that he is doing 'quite well' after suffering a horrific injury in the Community Shield game against Chelsea.
The German centre-back suffered a deep cut just above his eye following a clash with Gary Cahill in the first half and had to be substituted.
"I'm pretty well for that hit and for the deep cut I suffered, I feel quite well," Mertesacker told Arsenal Player. "The result I think gives me a lift right now.
"I can remember everything [about the clash], so I think there's no concussion or something, it was just a very, very deep cut and the doctors already said on the pitch they didn't want to take any risk, so took me off as a precaution and I got some nice stitches.
"I'm not quite sure yet [about whether I will be fit to face Leicester]. We need to take care of this - you know how the swelling goes and if it turns into a black eye or something. It's too early to say because health is the first thing."
Mertesacker also confirmed that Cahill visited him in the dressing room following the game.
"It's great sportsmanship from him," he said. "He is as well a champion, a decent fella, so I thanked him again for coming and taking care of that, it's an accident, but it was a nice touch."
Source: tribalfootball.com