Hector Bellerin says Theo Walcott's return from injury will be a huge boost for Arsenal.

Bellerin and Walcott both have claims to be Arsenal's quickest player and could be involved as the Gunners enter a hectic festive period.

"Hopefully we get to start a game together and hopefully then we can show people that pace on the right-hand side and obviously just help the team," Bellerin told Arsenal.com.

"Theo is a really important player for the squad. He showed it last season before he got injured and he's been showing it for a few years now. The whole squad is waiting for him to come and help the team with his pace and we're really happy that he's going to be back really soon.

"A lot of people speak about our friendly rivalry but for me, we're team-mates. We're here to help each other and the team, so whether he's quicker than me or I'm quicker than him, what we need to do is just use the pace to beat other teams.

"There's a lot of banter about it but I'm just happy that we can play together."