Jurrien Timber injury latest as Mikel Arteta drops Arsenal return hint for Tottenham clash

Mikel Arteta will hope to end this weekend with no Arsenal injury absentees following the North London Derby against Tottenham. The likes of Thomas Partey, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu have been plagued by issues in this campaign, however all three are back and building match sharpness.

Earlier this month, Tomiyasu suffered a fresh concern during the clash against Bayern Munich which resulted in him missing the following weekend's game. But he was back in the starting XI to face Chelsea which left Jurrien Timber as the only player remaining in the treatment room.

However, just 24 hours before Tomiyasu's return, Timber played 45 minutes for the Arsenal academy against Blackburn Rovers. Following his first competitive action in eight months, hope is present Timber could feature in this Sunday's North London Derby.

With that said, football.london has rounded up everything there is to know about Timber's injury before his potential senior return.

Timber damaged his ACL during the Premier League opener against Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium. Such a significant injury usually requires surgery to fix with the estimated return time up to nine months with muscular atrophy taking place around the knee.

The Netherlands international returned to training in late February with the Gunners carefully managing his load before he took part in full contact team sessions at London Colney the following month.

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«He’s going to play a game with the under-21s and after that we will see better where he is, how he felt,” Arteta said last week.