Sunday’s 2-1 win was an afternoon of mixed emotions for all Gooners, but perhaps none more so than Jurrien Timber.
The Dutch defender made his long-awaited first-team return as a 69th-minute replacement for Ben White, marking a 282-day wait for his second Premier League appearance after his ACL injury on the opening day of the campaign.
It’s been a long road to recovery ever since for Jurrien, but he managed to achieve his goal of returning to Mikel Arteta’s team before the season’s end. While he was delighted to be back playing in front of the Emirates Stadium crowd, he still shared the disappointment of those supporters and his teammates as our title challenge fell just short.