Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has dislocated his right shoulder in training and he will miss England's friendly against Germany.

Walcott was one of the few first-choice England players left in the squad after a spate of withdrawals and the injury could be more costly for Arsenal than England.

He could be out of action for three months, but England do not play again until they face Slovakia in March.

But Arsenal still have two games left in the group stage of the Champions League and they have crucial Premier League fixtures to play.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger recently criticised the timing of this month's international friendlies.

He said: "It is particularly not welcome at the moment because it is at a period where you want your players to recover a little bit."

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