Will Timber play vs Spurs? This is the question on every Arsenal fans' lips after he made his return from an ACL injury in an U21s game on Monday night.
Jurrien Timber played 45 minutes as the Gunners drew 2-2 at Blackburn Rovers, but scored a screamer that made the rounds on social media.
The defender chopped inside before curling the ball towards the top corner from just inside the box, where it went in off the woodwork.
That gave the Arsenal youngsters an early lead, before they were pegged back to a draw, with Timber only playing the first half.
Will Timber play vs Spurs?: Big North London derby for Arsenal ahead
After such a wonderful goal on his return, some Arsenal supporters will be urging Mikel Arteta to play Timber against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon, and even throw him into the starting XI.
However, Arteta will want to be patient with him and not risk aggravating another injury.
Timber has only played 126 minutes of senior football for the Gunners since joining from Ajax for around £40m this summer. He came off injured in Arsenal's opening Premier League match against Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium, which they won 2-1.
He also played in the Community Shield, where the North Londoners beat Manchester City on penalties.
Timber played both games at left-back, although he can play anywhere across the backline.
Left-back has been a problem position for Arsenal, with Oleksandr Zinchenko, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Jakub Kiwior unable to nail down a regular starting place, so Timber returning gives him a chance to make the position his own.
The Chelsea clash on Wednesday night should come too soon for him, but Arteta will be tempted to give him minutes in the North London derby to boost his fitness and match sharpness ahead of the title run-in.
