- Williamson ruled out of Women's World Cup
- Suffered ACL injury in Wednesday's defeat to Man Utd
- Will miss Arsenal's Champions League semi-final
WHAT HAPPENED? The club confirmed the news on Friday afternoon, two days after Williamson had to be substituted off after just 11 minutes in the 1-0 defeat in the north west. She will undergo surgery in due course.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE: The injury is a massive hammer blow for club and country. Arsenal, already missing several big names, will be without one of their star players for the Champions League semi-final tie with Wolfsburg and the Women's Super League run-in, as the Gunners look to secure European football and get back into the title race.
However, the most significant consequence of the injury is that Williamson will miss this summer's Women's World Cup. The England captain will be a huge miss as the European champions, one of the favourites to win the tournament, pursue another international trophy.
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GettyWHAT NEXT? Arsenal will look to end their season strongly without Williamson, who extends a long injury list. Meanwhile, Sarina Wiegman, the England head coach, will need to set about planning for the World Cup without her skipper.