Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits that defender Jurrien Timber is some way from seeing action.

The right-back, who can also play center-back, has been recovering from an injury he sustained on the opening day of the season.

While Timber is in training, Arteta believes that his sharpness will take some time to return.

He told reporters: “There is a possibility but at the moment he's still very far from competing. Are we hopeful that he could have a realistic impact before the end of the season? At the moment it looks like that."

On the possibility of selling Emile Smith Rowe, he added: “I'm really happy with Emile. He's in the right trajectory. He's settled really well and you know i'm not going to talk about individual situations."

And finally, on Smith Rowe, he finished: “No changes. Emile is Emile. We're really happy to have him. He needs chances. What we have to do is give him minutes."