Arsenal summer arrival Jurrien Timber has admitted he hopes to make a return to action before the season ends.

The Gunners are at the top of the Premier League and through to the Champions League knockouts.

Timber has played very little part in those games, as he has been absent since an ACL injury sustained on the opening day of the league season.

On Arsenal's matchday show 'The Breakdown Live' from the weekend, he said: “I'm making good progress. It won't be the whole season [out], I hope, I know it's going well. It's hard at the same time, but I'm doing my best, working hard, and just enjoying being busy."

On the comradery in the group, he added: “It makes it easier, I see them every day on the training ground. I basically train the same time as them, it makes it easier.

“The boys are fun, it's a young squad, and even the older guys are fun so I stay connected with them and I see them every day. For me that makes it so much easier to do my rehab well."