BREAKING: Arsenal receive massive Jurrien Timber boost as Mikel Arteta to welcome five back

Jurrien Timber has returned to doing some group work with the Arsenal senior squad as countdown to full training ticks on.

Mikel Arteta has discovered a surprising secret weapon that’s helping Arsenal’s title bid. The Gunners boss clearly favours versatility.

Ben White, Jurrien Timber and Takehiro Tomiyasu are the standout examples on the Arsenal books. Each can cover at least two defensive roles without the lofty standards at the Emirates dropping, although fans haven’t really seen Timber at his best yet because of a serious knee injury he got on the first weekend of the season.

However, Jakub Kiwior is another player who’s doing well in a new position, even though he struggled with it earlier in the season. When the Poland international came on for Oleksandr Zinchenko at half-time in the 3-1 win over Liverpool at the beginning of the month, many people thought he would have another bad game like he did against the Reds in the FA Cup at the start of 2024.