Arteta updates Arsenal’s injury situation and talks about Gabriel Jesus
This Thursday, coach Mikel Arteta spoke at a press conference about the situation of the players in Arsenal ‘s medical department . The coach confirmed that Gabriel Jesus is healthy.
The Brazilian striker was left out of the English club’s last five games before being made available to Arteta in the match against Newcastle last weekend. Gabriel watched Arsenal’s 4-1 victory from the bench.
The Spanish coach explained the reason for leaving the player on the bench. “We didn’t want to take any risks after the result we had against Newcastle. Obviously we need him healthy. He is a very important player for us and now I want to make sure we manage the load in the right way.”
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Arteta also had news about Thomas Partey. “Thomas trained before the last game and has now participated in two, three sessions in a row. So he should be part of the team for Monday’s game.”
The midfielder had been out of action since October due to a thigh injury. Partey only played in four games this season.
Finally, the Arsenal coach spoke about Zinchenko, Tomiyaso and Timber. According to Arteta, the three have a chance of being on the field on Monday and that this will depend on training in the coming days.
