Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta provides Jurrien Timber injury update after Dutch defender taken off against PSG

Timber produced another fine display before the former Ajax right-back was replaced by Jakub Kiwior at half-time in the Champions League victory

Arteta revealed why the increasingly influential Timber went off during the interval in Arsenal's Champions League 2-0 win over PSG - just a day after the defender called football's packed calendar 'a dangerous thing'.

Timber put in another excellent performance on the right side of defence as Arsenal raced into a two-goal lead thanks to first half goals by Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka. 

However, Timber was substituted after he felt a slight muscular issue during

Speaking at full-time, Arteta revealed that the substitution was a precautionary measure after the 23-year-old felt a slight muscular issue.

‘He was unbelievable in the first half but he felt something muscular and he wasn’t certain,’ the Basque boss said.

Timber missed the vast majority of last season with an ACL, but has come back fit and firing, and has now started seven of Arsenal’s last eight games in all competitions.

Arteta acknowledged Timber had no wish to risk the defender, adding: ‘He’s played more minutes than we would have wanted in the past few weeks and we have to manage him.’

Substitute Jakub Kiwior has slotted in at left-back after Jurrien Timber was taken off at half time with Riccardo Calafiori moving across to the Netherlands’ international’s right-back position pic.twitter.com/3fyQYOUwnE

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