Injury-Prone Aaron Ramsey Not Done Any Favours by Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger

Emirates Stadium, it seems, is where ligaments go to be torn, bones to be dislocated and muscles to be strained.

And the ground's proprietors—Arsenal Football Club—play most of their matches shorthanded as a result.

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Already without Mathieu Debuchy (shoulder), Mikel Arteta (ankle) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (groin), on Wednesday, the Gunners learned they would also be forced to accommodate Aaron Ramsey's latest injury absence after the midfielder aggravated a hamstring problem during Tuesday's 2-1 win at home to Leicester City.

According to David Hytner of the Guardian, he could miss up to a month of action.

Initially listed among the substitutes, the Wales international replaced Theo Walcott in the 73rd minute but only lasted until the 82nd, when he went to ground unchallenged and in visible discomfort.

As Arsene Wenger admitted post-match, that Ramsey was deployed at all against Leicester was down to squad mismanagement.

"I had a hesitation between [bringing on] Flamini and him because we lacked a bit of offensive power," the Arsenal boss remarked, as per the club's official website. "It was not the best of decisions."

Indeed not, and as a result of Wenger's decision, a player who simply can't get a run of games will return to the therapist's room, which is where he's spent much of the past 13 months.

Since Boxing Day 2013, Ramsey has missed 33 matches with thigh and hamstring injuries and only returned from his latest, extended setback in the middle of January. With the Champions League set to resume and their FA Cup campaign already in progress, Arsenal require all the healthy bodies they can muster, and in Ramsey, they will miss the presence of a potential game-breaker.

Despite his oft-interrupted season, the 24-year-old's portfolio includes winners against Crystal Palace and Southampton, an important goal against Everton and a brace against Galatasaray.

If healthy and properly readmitted to the team, he would have no doubt played an important role in Arsenal's Champions League tie with Monaco later this month and in Premier League contests against Everton and Queens Park Rangers.

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But the Gunners will have to make do without him, and his absence will only add further strain to a squad that is too often short-staffed. Wenger is also sweating over the availability of forward Alexis Sanchez, who tweaked his knee against Leicester after also being rushed back into the lineup.

Whether it's their training and therapy methods or merely the sort of players they buy, Arsenal just can't keep clear of the injury bug.

Wenger, however, still has the power to manage the players at his disposal, and once again—as he, himself, admitted—he has been found wanting in that regard.