TIMBER CAN'T WEIGHT TO GO, GO, GO AGAIN!

Injury-hit Gunner has taken inspiration from F1 star Verstappen

- NICK CALLOW

JURRIEN TIMBER is taking inspiration from Formula 1 star Max Verstappen as he bids to turbo-charge his Arsenal career this season.

The defender was billed as the game-changer for Arsenal's Premier League title challenge when he signed in a £38million deal from Ajax last summer.

But the Gunners were cruelly robbed of the Dutchman's services when he suffered a horrendous ACL injury in the opening game of the season.

A substitute appearance on the final day of the season was a hint of what is yet to come from the 23-year-old as Arsenal finished as runners-up for the second successive campaign.

But judging by the elite sportsmen Timber sets his standards by, only a major trophy will suffice.