Fabregas suffered his fifth hamstring setback in less than a year during Arsenal’s 2-0 Champions League defeat against Braga on Tuesday. Wenger drew a comparison on Thursday with the way Ryan Giggs has managed a similar problem.
The Arsenal captain now appears certain to miss the crucial Champions League group match against Partizan Belgrade on Dec 8 and is a major doubt for the Premier League game against Manchester United at Old Trafford five days later.