An injury setback has ruled England captain Leah Williamson out of Arsenal's huge Women's Super League clash with Manchester United on Saturday.

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• Williamson ruled out of Man Utd clash
• Arsenal star suffered 'minor' hamstring injury
• Ilestedt also absent due to illness

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Williamson recently returned from nine months out after rupturing her ACL, making her comeback in a cup fixture with Reading in January. However, despite starting for Arsenal in their FA Cup defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, she wasn't fit for the massive meeting with Man Utd on Saturday, ruled out because of a hamstring problem.

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• WHAT EIDEVALL SAID

  Speaking to Sky Sports before the game, Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall said of Williamson: "[It's a] minor injury, really unfortunate, but it keeps her away from this fixture here."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Williamson wasn't the only absentee for Arsenal, with fellow centre-back Amanda Ilestedt also ruled out of the game due to illness. It meant that Laia Codina was named to the starting XI for just the third time in the WSL this season, alongside England international Lotte Wubben-Moy.

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• DID YOU KNOW?

  Williamson was one of four players to suffer a devastating ACL injury at Arsenal last season, along with Beth Mead, Vivianne Miedema and Laura Wienroither. After making her initial comeback before Christmas, Miedema returned to the Gunners' matchday squad for Saturday's game following a knee irritation.

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