Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber is a doubt to feature in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday against Man City.
The Gunners managed to book their place in the Champions League quarter-final by beating Bayer Leverkusn 3-1 on aggregate in the Round of 16.
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Mikel Arteta‘s side are still on for the quadruple this season, but to give themselves a chance, they need to beat rivals Manchester City on Sunday afternoon at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final. It is their chance to win their first piece of silverware under Arteta since his first season in 2020 when they won the FA Cup.
However, heading into the game, several Arsenal players could be injured and miss the match. The likes of Jurrien Timber and Martin Odegaard are both in doubt heading into the final, both of which could be huge losses.
Arsenal fear that Timber will miss the final
Timber has been excellent this season, but he hasn’t featured in their last few matches as he is currently dealing with an ankle injury.
Ben White started at right-back against Bayer Leverkusen, but he was taken off as a sub in the second half, which made former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson believe that Arteta was resting White for the final, suggesting that Timber won’t be fit.
Merson said on Sky Sports: “White, you know, sat there, waited. He comes in, he didn’t do anything wrong, but Timber would probably play.
“But then White, White came off. So, if White’s coming off, that tells me that he’s probably playing and they haven’t got another right back and he’s got to play in the final. So, for me, yeah, the team won’t be far off the starting team tonight.”
In Arteta’s most recent injury update on Timber, he suggested that he was hopeful the Dutchman could return for the final against Man City, but he has made it clear that Timber is very much in doubt. Arteta said earlier this week: “We don’t know [for the Cup Final]. We think it will be a matter of days, but not sure.”
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