Arsenal will hope to take their Premier League title challenge into the final matchday of the season by beating Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.
The Gunners currently sit top of the table, but could find themselves slipping down to second depending on how Manchester City fare at Fulham on Saturday.
Arsenal will hope to make the most of Manchester United’s poor form when they contest the penultimate game of matchweek 37 at Old Trafford.
On Tuesday, the Sky Sports cameras were at London Colney to watch Mikel Arteta put his players through their paces ahead of the Red Devils clash.
There was some cause for concern as Takehiro Tomiyasu wasn’t spotted in the session, and Charles Watts has now provided an update about the 25-year-old’s fitness.
What did Charles Watts say about Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu?
Watts said on his YouTube channel: “They (Sky Sports) picked up that Takehiro Tomiyasu was not involved in the training session, he was the only first team member of the squad not involved in the session.
“But word is that it’s not because of an injury issue or anything that could keep him out of the game at the weekend.
“It’s more that he was just inside doing some training on his own, but should be fine for the weekend, and that just means Mikel’s going to have a fully fit squad to choose from.”
Boost for Arsenal as Takehiro Tomiyasu likely to be available against Manchester United
Tomiyasu has spent a large chunk of the season on the sidelines due to a calf injury, so it was concerning not to see him in the training session.
However, by the looks of things, Arsenal are being careful in terms of managing the ‘world-class‘ talent’s fitness and workload in the last few matches of the season.
Since returning to fitness, Tomiyasu has played an increasingly prominent role in recent weeks, taking over from Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jakub Kiwior left-back.
It’s good to hear from Watts that Tomiyasu should be fine for the weekend, as he’s a key player and probably the best option at left-back in terms of defending.