Per Mertesacker happy with injury progress

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has revealed that he is making good progress in his recovery from an ankle injury.

The German suffered ligament damage during his side's 2-1 win against Sunderland at the beginning of February.

"I can report that all's going pretty well for me, to be more precise - for my ankle," the 27-year-old wrote on his official website. "I was able to put aside the crutches relatively quickly.

"I'm able to walk rather normally thanks to a custom-made boot and a splint that prevents the ankle from twisting. The condition has become more and more stable by the day, so I'm quite light on my feet.

"It's only when we get to the phase of placing load on the foot that we'll be able to see what we're looking at, in terms of the length of the layoff."

Mertesacker signed for the Gunners from Werder Bremen over the summer.