Theo Walcott has expressed his delight at coming through his first full training session in nine months as the Arsenal forward edges closer to full fitness after his knee injury lay-off. The England star looked sharp as he and his Arsenal team-mates were put through their paces at London Colney. And the speedster is expected to be fit enough to be on the substitutes bench for Arsenal against Hull on Saturday - a welcome boost to manager Arsene Wenger who is already without the likes of Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Theo Walcott sprint training a few weeks ago when he returned following his knee injury
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Theo Walcott took to Twitter and Instagram to express his relief at coming through Gunners training session
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England forward had not played  since suffering a knee ligament injury against Tottenham in January
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Walcott looked to beapproaching full fitness as he sprinted and took shots during Monday's training session
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Midfielder Serge Gnabry also looked close to a return having been sidelined with a knee problem since March
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Walcott is likely to be named as a substitute for Arsenal's next match - a home clash against Hull City on Saturday
'@placeholder has been out for a long, long time and Theo has also been out for nine months, so it's good to see them back.