Dani Ceballos pointed out his recent injury to be the worst of his career.
The Spaniard was initially thought to be sidelined for only a month or so but ended up facing three.
Arsenal exercised caution due to fears of a setback. Ceballos did admit that his hamstring pull came after playing too frequently under Emery.
“Personally, I have just returned from a very serious injury, it is the first one I have had since I was a professional,” Ceballos began. “It affected my tendon and the doctors told me that it was not common and that I had to be quite careful.
“I have been taking it little by little because I was afraid of relapse. Practically, from two to three weeks ago, I am fairly well. Now I have to catch up, compete and return to my best level.
“[The injury] was in Guimarares, in Portugal, I think due to an excess of matches. I played 17 games in two months, I was the only player who had played all those games.
“At that time I spoke with Unai [Emery] and told him that in all competitions, as long as I could and my body allowed it, I wanted to play it all. Sometimes you have to learn from mistakes. It cost me an injury, but you learn from everything.”
Ceballos did appear for 21 minutes in a FA Cup fixture against Bournemouth. He looked bright and enthusiastic but has yet, to fight for his place in the first team.
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