Cazorla converted a penalty kick in Saturday's 3-1 victory over Watford.

With Mesut Ozil returning to the fold, Cazorla ceded the No. 10 role over to the German while sliding back into a deeper lying role alongside Granit Xhaxa. In the holding role, Cazorla scored his first goal in 40 matches, converting a ninth minute penalty by blasting it straight up the middle with good pace. While the Gunners have a bevy of options in the center of the park, the 31-year-old Spaniard has always managed to remain in the side when fit and should continue to do so thanks to his strong form in the early going.

Cazorla came on in the 52nd minute of Sunday's 4-3 loss to Liverpool to win two tackles, provide five crosses and generate a pair of assists.

The Gunners were down big when Cazorla came on, and he helped them claw their way back into the match by setting up Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's goal before sending in a free-kick that Calum Chambers nodded home to bring them within one. Cazorla began the match on the bench, but he could very well find himself in the starting XI next week, as Aaron Ramsey (hamstring) and Alex Iwobi (thigh) both left the match in the second half with injuries.

Cazorla is unlikely to be fit for the start of the Premier League season, and he may need until September to debut, the London Evening Standard reports.

Cazorla missed a significant portion of last season due to a knee injury, and while he has recovered from that, his work toward fitness for the new term is behind a number of other players. Cazorla being behind is a tough hit to the Gunners, who could start the season without Mesut Ozil, Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Aaron Ramsey after their long runs with their respective countries in the European Championship.

Cazorla (knee) is available off the bench Saturday versus Norwich.

Cazorla has been out for five months now and with three weeks left in the season it is hard to see him being risked too much thus his fantasy upside would limited.

Cazorla cuold return to the squad for this weekend's match versus Norwich as he continues to recover from a knee injury, Sky Sports reports.

The midfielder has been out for five months after suffering knee ligament damage as well as a couple of setbacks in his recovery, but he could finally be ready to return after participating in full training. Due to the length of his absence and the close proximity to the end of the season, Cazorla seems likely to be used sparingly down the final stretch.

Cazorla (knee) remains sidelined and will likely have to play in U-21 matches before returning to the first team, manager Arsene Wenger said Friday.

Given that there are only a few games left in the season, it wouldn't be overly surprising if Cazorla doesn't feature again, especially since there is little reason to rush him back with a fairly fit midfield at Wenger's disposal.

Cazorla (knee) is not yet in full training but could be back next week against Sunderland.

Cazorla hasn't played since Nov. 29, but his return would be a huge boost to an Arsenal team that is getting closer and closer to full health. Even when healthy, Cazorla could struggle to find regular playing time as the team's midfield options have expanded with Alex Iwobi looking virtually undroppable at this point.