Jurr’s not fazed by Gab injury

JURRIEN TIMBER is sure that Arsenal now have a squad capable of dealing with Gabriel Magalhaes’ devastating injury blow.

Gunners defender Gabriel has been an integral part of the side that kept a club-recordequalling eight clean sheets in a row before the 2-2 draw with Sunderland last time out.

But the big centre-back will miss today’s north London derby after injuring his thigh playing for Brazil last weekend.

Arsenal right-back Timber is convinced his side can cope.

He said: “Look at our defenders. I’ve played centre-back, Riccardo Calafiori played centreback, [left-back] Myles Lewis-Skelly was a midfielder, Ben White was a centre-back.

“Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera can play anywhere. There is less difference between the defensive positions now.

“When I first came to this club, I came as a rightback or a right centreback. I had never played left-back, but in my first game, that’s where I was. Like I say, you just evolve with the team.”

Arsenal’s recent run of consecutive clean sheets matched a 122-year-old Gunners record, and Timber added: “So far, so good. We need to keep it going, because it will all mean nothing if we start having goals against us.

“There’s a good connection in the team.

“It doesn’t even matter who plays in that back line, it’s just the same connection, you know?

“And also that goes for midfield and attack. Something connects us.”