Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has confirmed that he will not require surgery on his injured knee.
Fabregas visited a specialist in Barcelona to determine the full extent of the setback he suffered against Liverpool.
The 21-year-old will be out of action for four months with the partial rupture of the medial knee ligament, but will not be required to go under the knife
"After consulting with the best doctor possible, we've decided not to operate," Fabregas was quoted as saying in Marca.
"If it would have been necessary it would have been the first thing I would have done, but the doctor recommended to me not to do it because I'm young and the meniscus is not damaged.
"Although we cannot be certain because the injury only happened a few days ago, but I will be out for more or less four months. My intention is to return as soon as possible to help my team-mates.
"I will endeavour to return as soon as possible to do what I like most, to play football."
Fabregas did not come out for the second half of Sunday's 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Emirates Stadium following the challenge with his Spanish Euro 2008-winning team-mate, Xabi Alonso.
Fabregas added on Alonso: "He was very concerned about me. He called me after the game, he has been sending messages and also called me before I saw the doctor. These are things that happen, it's football and Xabi is a great friend of mine.
"It's the first serious injury that I've had in my career. Everybody gets injured and now it's my turn. I will have to wait, undertake my recovery and return as soon as possible."
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