Worry: Mikel Arteta
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The defender did not join the rest of the Arsenal squad as they returned to training ahead of their Premier League game with Sunderland on Saturday.
Timber completed the full 90 minutes as Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 to reach the on Tuesday, but his fitness will be a concern for Arteta.
Martin Odegaard also missed training on Thursday in his race to be fit for the Sunderland game.
Odegaard missed Tuesday’s Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea with what Mikel Arteta described as a “little niggle”.
Bukayo Saka was also absent from training on Thursday but he is set to be sidelined for a few weeks with the injury he sustained in the warm-up at Leeds.
Jurrien Timber
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