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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16374842.stm

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will look to sign a defender on loan after losing Thomas Vermaelen to a calf strain.

The win sees Arsenal move above Chelsea and Liverpool into fourth but they are facing mounting injury problems.

Vermaelen, normally a centre-half, has been deputising for left-backs Andre Santos (ankle) and Kieran Gibbs (groin)Meanwhile, right-back Bacary Sagna (broken leg) and Carl Jenkinson (back) are also unavailable. .

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16373816.stm

Sir Alex Ferguson described Manchester United's 3-2 home defeat by bottom-club Blackburn as "a disaster".

Ferguson pointed to the injuries in defence that forced him to field senior players out of their usual positions.

"We've had problems with four central defenders out," added the Scot. "We missed Michael Carrick's craft in the middle. We played Park Ji-sung and Rafael in centre midfield, but they aren't centre midfielders