Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber - Arsenal injury news and return dates ahead of Man United clash

Mikel Arteta only has a few more days on the training pitches at London Colney before Arsenal return to action. Manchester United will welcome the Gunners to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon as the Premier League title race builds a head of steam.

Arsenal will be determined to pick up from where they left off at the weekend after enjoying a 3-0 win over Bournemouth. The north Londoners stormed past Andoni Iraola's side at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, defending their place at the top of the table.

As for the Red Devils, they suffered a miserable defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst park on Monday evening so Erik ten Hag will undoubtedly demand a reaction from his players. So, with that being said, football.london has looked at all the latest Arsenal injury news.

Timber suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury on the opening weekend of the Premier League season against Nottingham Forest, missing a large chunk of the season. The 22-year-old defender has recently returned to action, regularly featuring for under-21s.

He helped the young Gunners secure a 2-0 win over Liverpool at the end of last month as he steps up his rehabilitation. After nearly nine months on the sidelines, Timber could finally make his first-team return against United – though a start would be unlikely.

Injury: Knee.

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Speaking to reporters ahead of the north London derby, Arteta said: «Yes, everybody is fit and available so now it's the headache to make the right selection. We won’t know that until we throw him [Timber] in there. It’s tricky because there are only three games to go