Gabriel hint, Jurrien Timber new role - four things spotted in Arsenal training before West Ham

Arsenal return to Premier League action this weekend as they travel to face West Ham.

The Gunners go to the London Stadium to take on the Hammers in the London derby looking to claim another three points in their quest to win the league title.

Mikel Arteta's side are currently nine points behind leaders Liverpool in the Premier League table and one adrift of second-placed Manchester City going into the clash against West Ham.

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Arsenal go into the game on the back of a 5-1 win over Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League in midweek, a result that followed an impressive victory over Nottingham Forest in the top flight last weekend.

Now Arsenal will look to win their third successive match in all competitions and close the gap on leaders Liverpool before their clash against Man City on Sunday in the process.

Here, football.london takes a look at some of the things we've noticed from Arsenal's latest training session.

Gabriel hint

Arsenal's win over Sporting saw Gabriel Magalhaes suffer a potential injury after being substituted in the final minutes of the contest.

Arteta stated that the Gunners will have to "wait and see" if the Brazilian will be fit to face West Ham on Saturday evening.

Ahead of the game, Gabriel was not spotted in the latest training photos from the session on Friday, hinting that the defender may not be available to take on the Hammers. It is, of course, possible that Gabriel did train and was simply just not photographed during the session - but fans will have to wait to see if he is involved on Sunday.

Saliba gesture

Wednesday night saw William Saliba make his 100th appearance for Arsenal since his arrival from Saint-Etienne in the summer of 2019.

The centre-back was honoured by the rest of the Arsenal squad and coaching staff with a guard of honour during Friday's training session after reaching the milestone.

Saliba has made 17 appearances for Arsenal this season and has missed just one match in the Premier League, which came from a suspension, but he is set to be a starter once again when the Gunners go to the London Stadium to face West Ham.

Timber's new role

Away from the action on the pitch, Jurrien Timber was spotted enjoying a new role at London Colney.

The Arsenal defender was seen using the camera to take photos at the club's training ground, which is often the role of Gunners club photographer Stuart MacFarlane.

Timber has made 15 appearances for Arsenal this season in all competitions and has missed just two in the Premier League as the defender looks to put his injury woes from last term well behind him.

Jesus shows true colours

Gabriel Jesus was spotted in several photos from Arsenal's latest training session.

The striker could be seen in several images seemingly giving out instructions to his teammates while holding a ball under his arm.

Other photos showed Jesus celebrating alongside Bukayo Saka, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jakub Kiwior during the session, with the striker still looking to score his first Premier League goal of the season.