Carl Jenkinson has struggled for game time at West Ham in recent weeks

Injury blow: Jenkinson is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury

Arsenal boost as injured 24-year-old returns to training

Fri 7 October 2016 7:35, UK

By Amir Mir

Carl Jenkinson has revealed he is back in training as he enters the final stage of his recovery from a cruciate ligament injury.

The Arsenal right-back injured his left knee in January last season while on-loan at West Ham and has revealed he is now beginning training.

The 24-year-old will be hoping to push Hector Bellerin for a first-team place later this campaign, following his two season loan spell at the Hammers.

Jenkinson revealed his joy at returning to training and gave an insight into what he has missed since his long-term injury layoff.

“The recovery is going well, it’s just lovely to be back out there playing and training,” Jenkinson told the official Arsenal website. “Matchdays I miss a lot. I have missed them a lot because it’s a sort of buzz and excitement that you can’t replicate in anything else in life really.

“The build-up to a game, the pre-match and just the general vibe in the changing room as you’re building up to a game, that’s something that you can’t replicate in everyday life in anything else.”