Arsenal keeper Zinsberger steps up recovery from long-term injury | OneFootball

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger has stepped up her recovery from long-term injury with the player having returned to the training pitch earlier today.

The Gunners confirmed the news via a series of posts on their official club X account.

The 30-year-old Austrian international keeper has been sidelined since sustaining an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury back in October. Zinsberger went down with her injury during a club training session.

Zinsberger has undergone surgery and has spent the last six months in rehabilitation. After recently completing some light gym work, the player returned to the training field earlier today for the first time since sustaining her injury. Zinsberger was pictured doing some running and catching some balls. She is likely to slowly build-up further ball work over the coming weeks.

Arsenal are not expecting Zinsberger to return to full fitness before the end of the current season. She is likely to have the benefit of a full pre-season programme in the summer before pushing to regain her place in the starting XI next term.

The Gunners are still competing to retain their UEFA Women’s Champions League title this season while they are pushing to finish as high as possible in the Barclays Women’s Super League. Zinsberger will have a role to play in keeping morale high in the squad at the business end of the season.