"The 19-year-old, who was pulled forward to lift the Champions League trophy in front of fans by the captain Leah Williamson at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium celebration in May, had a meteoric rise at the start to the season, partnering Steph Catley in place of the injured Williamson, starting many games ahead of the World Cup winner Laia Codina and double European Championship winner Lotte Wubben-Moy."
"With her age, how mature she has been, how she's been in the group and how she has grown every single day, it is very disappointing for her. It's very hard. She's been with us in the last couple of days and surgery is planned. She will move forward from there. She said she will use this time to grow as a footballer, which says everything about Katie."
"Reid is the third Arsenal player to be sidelined with the long-term knee injury this season. The goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger ruptured her ACL in training between Arsenal's opening Champions League fixtures against Lyon and Benfica last month, and on 30 October it was announced that the forward Michelle Agyemang, who was on loan at Brighton, had sustained the brutal knee injury, having been taken off on a stretcher during England's 3-0 defeat of Australia in Derby."
Arsenal centre-back Katie Reid, 19, sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury and will undergo surgery. Reid had started the season strongly, partnering Steph Catley while Leah Williamson was injured and starting ahead of Laia Codina and Lotte Wubben-Moy. Manager Renee Slegers praised Reid's maturity, noted the disappointment of the setback and said Reid intends to use the recovery period to grow as a footballer. Reid is the third Arsenal player sidelined by a long-term knee injury this season, after Manuela Zinsberger and Michelle Agyemang. The prevalence of ACL injuries also affects other clubs, including Liverpool and Chelsea.
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