Mikel Arteta gives injury update on 'unbelievable' Arsenal star after substitution vs PSG

Jurrien Timber didn't decorativeness Arsenal's triumph implicit PSG arsenic helium came disconnected with a musculus contented arsenic Mikel Arteta confessed he's utilized his defender much regularly than helium planned

Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta admits that Jurrien Timber has played much than he'd person liked aft the defender picked up a imaginable musculus issue.

The Dutchman was withdrawn during his side's triumph implicit PSG successful the Champions League connected Tuesday nighttime amid fears helium could've picked up thing much serious. Timber was injured successful the opening crippled of past play arsenic helium made his debut and went connected to miss the full campaign.

Arteta has truthful been keen not to overload the ex-Ajax man, who has spent months connected the sideline, but Timber has inactive been utilised regularly. The Arsenal brag concedes that helium has played much often than had planned and was keen to tread with caution.

He said connected the defender: "He was unbelievable successful the archetypal fractional but helium felt thing muscular and helium wasn’t certain. He’s played much minutes than we would person wanted successful the past fewer weeks and we person to negociate him."

Arsenal present person much extent successful their backline, which is among the champion successful Europe, which whitethorn let Timber truthful clip retired of the team. The summertime seizure of Riccardo Calafiori means that Arteta tin shuffle his antiaircraft enactment if needed, particularly with Arsenal juggling respective competitions.

One positive for Arteta was the debut of Mikel Merino, who has been suffering with his ain wounded problems since helium signed successful the summertime from Real Sociedad. His performances astatine the Euros enactment him successful the store model and helium came disconnected the seat for his archetypal outing.

Merino, erstwhile of Newcastle, played the last fractional an hr and volition adhd much extent to the Gunners' midfield - which has been 1 of the fewer criticisms thrown astatine the northbound Londoners arsenic they effort to marque themselves a trophy-winning outfit erstwhile more.

Arteta said connected his caller arrival: "Really good, due to the fact that helium joined america and archetypal league helium got injured. He had lone 1 league with us, helium was ready, helium was truly consenting to beryllium portion of this contiguous and evidently with the injuries and changes we had to make, we judge that helium was the subordinate that could assistance america successful that phase. I deliberation he’s done truly well."

Southampton are Arsenal's adjacent duty earlier the planetary break. Upon the resumption of home shot the Gunners volition past endure six matches successful the abstraction of 18 days, which whitethorn trial their resources.

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