Unai Emery provides injury update on Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny

Laurent Koscielny suffered a long-term Achilles injury in May (Picture: Getty)

Unai Emery is delighted with the progress Laurent Koscielny is making from his long-term Achilles injury but insists Arsenal must be patient with his recovery.
The club captain suffered a serious setback during last season’s Europa League semi final second leg against Atletico Madrid and was subsequently forced to miss France’s World Cup winning campaign.
Koscielny returned to training on Thursday and is ready to press ahead with his rehabilitation and provide competition for Shkodran Mustafi as well as summer signing Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

‘He’s working very hard,’ said Emery. ‘First he was in France. He came back to us last Sunday.
‘We are happy to have him here with us, because he’s our captain and he’s showing us his spirit to stay with us.
‘We need to be patient with him because the injury was an important injury. It’s clear that it’s very important to stay with us, working here and showing us that he wants to help us.
‘It’s difficult to know [when he will be back]. You look at this morning, he’s running, he’s working on the pitch. The progress is very good progress.’