Man Utd legend Neville names shock Arsenal star as the player to watch this season

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville reckons Arsenal star Jurrien Timber could be one of the players to watch this season.

The Gunners lost out on the Premier League title on the final day of last season with Manchester City pipping them by two points in a dramatic title race.

Timber was one of the main faces to strengthen Mikel Arteta s side at the beginning of last term, arriving from Ajax for around £38m, but he only managed three appearances in all competitions after sustaining a cruciate ligament injury early in the campaign.

Riccardo Calafiori has been Arsenal s only major signing this summer so far and, after witnessing the in their opening match of the season, Neville reckons Timber, and not Calafiori, will be the Premier League player to kee…