Gabriel Jesus Arsenal injury latest - Mikel Arteta update, scan confirmed, return date
Arsenal centre-forward Gabriel Jesus suffered another injury blow last week during his side's 2-1 win against Sevilla. Jesus has struggled with a number of fitness problems during his time at the Emirates Stadium.
The former Manchester City frontman missed the start of the 2023/24 campaign with a knee issue — a reoccurrence of the problem he suffered at the World Cup last year. The Brazilian international was then taken off in Sevilla after two pieces of individual brilliance saw him provide an assist for Gabriel Martinelli to score the opening goal before he doubled the Gunners' advantage after the break.
He then missed Saturday afternoon's 5-0 win over Sheffield United, a match that saw his replacement, Eddie Nketiah, net his first-ever Premier League hat-trick. With all of that being said, here's a look at the latest on Jesus' current fitness status ahead of Wednesday evening's Carabao Cup clash against West Ham United.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has given an update on Jesus' rehabilitation process ahead of his side's League Cup fixture against West Ham on Wednesday night. When asked about the Brazilian's current status, Arteta said: «With him, I'm not going to put a [timescale] on it because I did it once and got it totally wrong.
»We need to be cautious, treat it in the right way, but he is already pushing. He wants to be back as quick as possible and we need him, so that's great."
Jesus was absent for Arsenal's dominant 5-0 win over Sheffield United, in which Eddie Nketiah managed to grab a hat-trick.
Jesus was sent for a scan on Thursday with Arsenal facing an anxious wait over the next 24 hours to get the results. Mikel Arteta is set to speak to the media on Friday ahead of the Gunners’ Premier League clash with
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