Mikel Arteta: Arsenal duo Jurrien Timber and Ben White could face Real Madrid

White was not fit enough to make the squad for the visit of Fulham, while Riccardo Calafiori and Takehiro Tomiyasu are both sidelined.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (Mike Egerton/PA)

Mikel Arteta has eased Arsenal’s defensive crisis by revealing Jurrien Timber and Ben White could be available to play against Real Madrid next week.

Arsenal were rocked by the news that key centre-half Gabriel will be sidelined for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury which requires surgery.