It may be only two months into the new season, but injuries are already starting to hit Arsenal badly. With the news of Kolo Toure’s recent shoulder injury likely to keep him out for several days it appears that Arsene Wenger will have to rely on the questionable centre back partnership of Mikael Silvestre and Alex Song against Turkish giants Fenerbahçe on Tuesday night.

Knocks to William Gallas, Bacary Sagna, Nicklas Bendtner and Johan Djourou previously ruled them out of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Everton. The 58-year-old Frenchman may be without them in Turkey too.

“For Tuesday, I don’t believe we will get William Gallas or Kolo Toure back. [Nicklas] Bendtner maybe, [Johan Djourou] maybe. [Samir] Nasri could be fit for Tuesday. Toure twisted a ligament in his shoulder and he looks to be out. We have to assess that tomorrow morning but it doesn’t look too good.”

Turkcell Süper Lig runners-up of last season Fener boast Euro2008 winning coach Luis Aragonés as well as on-fire striker Daniel Güiza. A massive question will be posed to Arsenal’s youthful squad in what is set to be a fiery atmosphere in Istanbul’s hostile Sükrü Saracolu Stadium.

The Arsenal back four will have their work cut out against Güiza & co. Gunners fan Colin Kazim-Richards may get a start on Tuesday night with the Leytonstone-born youngster looking to impress against his boyhood club.

You can follow all the build-up towards Tuesday’s Champions League Group Stage game here on Gooner Talk with a match report immediately after the full time whistle.

Arsenal midfield maestro Cesc Fabregas admits that he has not let fame get to his head during recent months; and while the Spanish star may be a European Championship winner with his country, Fabregas reveals that he’s kept his feet firmly on the ground.

The 21-year-old started and played the full 90 minutes in the Gunners’ 3-1 win over Everton despite the Barcelona-born starlet sporting a broken nose sustained on International duty with Spain.

Fabregas accepts that he may one day play in La Liga for his boyhood club but, for now, he believes in Wenger’s youth policy.

He said:

“My ego is totally under control despite the fact that I’m a champion of Europe with Spain - in fact although footballing life in England, thanks to Arsenal, makes me feel a far more important player than my time with the national team.

“I’m also aware that the key to understanding Arsene Wenger is that he has crystal clear ideas about what he wants.”

Fans have been critical of Arsene Wenger’s policies in recent weeks, notably for not spending ‘big money’ during the summer transfer window. Cesc though, is confident that buying the likes of Ronaldo, Torres et al will turn mega-rich owners into acquiring players like ‘toys’.

“He doesn’t just want to go and spend money - I don’t think there’s another coach like him anywhere in the world. His philosophy remains to show faith in the young talents.

“He knows full well that were Arsenal to go out and succeed in buying, say, Cristiano Ronaldo then how would you ever discover the extent to which Theo Walcott can reach his full potential?

“It’s good, too, that Arsenal is not one of those clubs owned by a ‘magnate’. It seems to me that for mega-rich guys like that buying football clubs is like a ‘hobby’. Effectively it’s like collecting another toy and if you go off it one month then you just change it”.

Cesc’s next game is in the Champions League away to the fiery Turkish atmosphere of Fenerbache. Gooner Talk will be covering every step of the build-up towards that game as well as an in-depth match report shortly after the full time whistle.