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Arsenal ‘faces challenges’ on the eve of the epic showdown with Liverpool

Football — 02/02/2024

Specifically, coach Arteta said that Jesus’ knee injury has not yet fully recovered and his ability to play against Liverpool is still unknown.

Mikel Arteta has revealed that Gabriel Jesus had to endure pain to play in Arsenal’s difficult win over Nottingham Forest the night before. The former Manchester City star had to undergo knee surgery this season. He made the Gunners coaching staff and fans worried when earlier this week Jesus suffered a “minor injury” during training. However, he was still named by Arteta on the playing list in the match against Nottingham Forest. ‘Gabriel tried very hard to get on the field against Nottingham,’ Arteta said in the post-match press conference. ‘Gabi had a problem with his knee and everyone was trying to protect him and tell him not to play right away.’

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‘But he said he wanted to be there, he wanted to play, Gabi wanted to help the team win games. When you have that mentality, good things will happen. I am very happy with Gabi’s playing attitude.’

Asked if Jesus’ injury was a serious problem, Arteta said: ‘I don’t know. He had a knee injury but had surgery soon. From what I observed on the training ground, he was very positive, he felt good and he performed very well in training sessions. I’m not surprised with the way he played today.’

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Jesus’ injury is causing worries for Arsenal fans as they prepare to have an epic match with Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend. Jesus is the most reliable name for the striker position. Coach Arteta is at the present time and if the former Man City star’s knee injury gets worse, Arsenal will face many disadvantages in the upcoming battle to decide the championship with Liverpool.

Besides the question mark about Gabriel Jesus, other names like Declan Rice or midfielder Gabriel have almost completely recovered and are ready to return to join the Gunners to welcome Liverpool. Arsenal will almost have the full strongest squad for this match, except for a few cases of Timber, Partey (long-term injury) or Tomiyasu (attending the Asian Cup).