Arsenal and Mikel Arteta could soon have a healthy set of full-backs.
Prior to the international break, Hector Bellerin was the only fit senior full-back for the goalless draw against Burnley as Bukayo Saka - naturally a winger - was asked to fill in at left-back once again.
To make matters worse the teenager suffered a knock in the first-half which prevented him from seeing out the entire 90 minutes and that resulted in Granit Xhaka playing the second half at left-back.
It's a good thing that the Gunners are on their winter break as it has provided the medical team a nice window to nurse players back to full fitness.
Sead Kolasniac just missed out on the matchday squad against the Clarets, while January loan signing Cedric Soares took part in a light training session out in Dubai on Friday.
And to complete the set, Kieran Tierney is edging closer towards a return to action.
Sidelined since before Christmas with a dislocated shoulder sustained in the 3-1 win over West Ham United, the Scotland international's slated return date was at some point next month.
However, it would appear that Tierney is ahead of schedule.
The Gunners uploaded a few images of the left-back training with the group in Dubai and the caption reads: "KT getting to it after today’s first group session!"
As expected, this has prompted a big reaction from Arsenal fans.
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Having Tierney, Kolasinac and Cedric fully fit very soon will certainly be great news for Arteta as he expressed unhappiness at having to use the likes of Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Saka out of position.
"We are already playing with full-backs that are not full-backs" he told reporters.
"They are wingers or central midfielders and could we afford to lose full-backs? No, but we don't have any full-backs."
