Arsenal midfielder Emile Smith Rowe may make his first look since October in Tuesday’s Champions League tie at PSV Eindhoven.
The England worldwide, 23, returned to full coaching on Monday after recovering from a knee harm.
Arsenal are by to the final 16 as Group B winners and Gunners boss Mikel Arteta may use the PSV recreation as an opportunity to provide Smith Rowe some minutes.
“The extra we can provide him possibilities to play, the higher we will probably be,” he mentioned.
Smith Rowe has struggled with accidents and missed virtually all of final season after having groin surgical procedure.
Arteta says he has been impressed with how Smith Rowe has responded to his newest setback and backed him to return a good higher participant.
“What he has been by is a part of the expertise that 95% of footballers need to undergo,” he added.
“That is difficulties, accidents, setbacks and completely different form of performances too. He is again now and he can use that in a really highly effective means, he will probably be a significantly better participant.
“I believe he is on the correct path, the way in which he is finished his rehab. I have never seen it like he is finished it this time.”
Bukayo Saka didn’t journey to the Netherlands, however Arteta careworn the England winger performed down harm considerations.
“He’s high quality,” he added.
“With a couple of of them we determined to have one other day restoration simply 48 hours earlier than and he has performed a whole lot of minutes so it wasn’t value exposing him.
“We’ve got 5 or 6 huge accidents so we’re already a bit skinny.”
In the meantime, the Gunners boss mentioned Jurrien Timber’s restoration goes “very nicely”.
The Dutch defender has not performed since struggling an anterior cruciate ligament harm on his Premier League debut towards Nottingham Forest on 12 August.
“Clearly he is going by a very vital harm however he is flying to be truthful, the stage he’s proper now,” Arteta mentioned.
“The way in which he works each single day is extremely satisfying to observe however sadly we will miss him nonetheless for a very long time.”
PSV, like Arsenal, don’t have anything at stake within the recreation as a result of they’re already assured of second place within the group.