ROSICKY WON'T RUSH RETURN

Rosicky - in no rush.

Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky is wary of rushing his return to first-team action.

The 27-year-old, who signed for the Gunners from Borussia Dortmund in 2006, suffered a largely fragmented last term due to injury, tallying just 15 Premier League starts.

Rosicky underwent hamstring surgery in May and is set to miss the start of the new season.

The Czech Republic international is expected to make a full recovery in September, but Rosicky is cautious of putting too much emphasis on the date of his return.

"It will still take some time [before I start full training], although the recovery process is going on fully and in the last week I was able to play with the ball after a long time," he told CTK.

"It has still been just light kicking as I can't kick properly. I have to be patient and wait for the moment when I am absolutely fit, not to rush anything."