Despite being out with a knee injury, Per Mertesacker obviously didn’t miss Arsenal’s 5-1 win over West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday.
The centreback, who’s yet to play this season after sustaining a knee injury that required surgery, took to Twitter to say how proud he was of his team. Well, he is technically captain after all.
Very proud of all the boys today, what a performance! Some Great goals as well @MesutOzil1088 @Alex_OxChambo @Alexis_Sanchez ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️#COYG pic.twitter.com/Ye2cvbJFZb
— Per Mertesacker (@mertesacker) December 3, 2016
Unlike when some Arsenal players tweet, I feel it’s slightly more genuine coming from Per, seeing as he was a Gooner as a kid. He loves to club and it’ll be a shame to see him go when we inevitably decide not to renew his expired contract at the end of the season.
On a brighter note, the German’s rehab seems to be going well. He’s now back training.
“We’ve had a welcome addition to the squad recently – Per Mertesacker has returned from a treatment break in Germany,” Arsene Wenger said at the end of November.
“You know Per is a leader in the group, on a mental front as well. That’s the only attribute he can use at the moment but he’s an important part of the dressing room. He gets everybody focused and I’m sure I can rely on his help to keep the team highly motivated.”