Arsenal boss provides injury update on Thomas Partey and Gabriel Jesus

Arsenal will look to consolidate their spot on the high of the Premier League desk by beating Leicester Metropolis at Variety Energy Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Earlier than the match, Mikel Arteta spoke to the media at this morning’s pre-match press convention, offering a workforce information and damage replace with the most recent on Thomas Partey and Gabriel Jesus’ kind.

Partey has missed Arsenal’s final two video games after seeing a muscle drawback in apply earlier than their 3-1 loss to Manchester Metropolis on 15 February. The Ghanaian worldwide additionally loved a 4-2 comeback victory towards Aston Villa final weekend.

Nonetheless, Partey stepped up his restoration this week, with Arteta suggesting that if the midfielder got here off form at the moment unharmed, he ought to return to competition to face Leicester.

There’s additionally constructive information about Jesus. The Brazilian worldwide has been on the sidelines since he suffered a critical knee damage away from the World Cup in December.

He’s recovering from his surgical procedure and has returned to mild particular person coaching earlier this month. Arteta says that Jesus elevated the workload on the coaching floor and the knee was unresponsive, which was ‘actually constructive’. Nonetheless, the striker remains to be unavailable this weekend.

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Arteta reported to reporters today:

Arteta in Partey:
“Thomas hasn’t educated a lot nevertheless it appears to be like like he is likely to be accessible. Let’s have a look at how he trains at the moment.”

About Jesus:
“He is doing extra on the courtroom. The knee is unresponsive so it is actually constructive. He is actually pushing the boundaries proper now.”

Having Partey accessible this weekend might be an enormous enhance for Arsenal. He is a key participant for the Gunners and controls issues in the course of the park, so Arteta might be praying he is not in form in at the moment’s apply.

The return of Jesus may also be a giant enhance for North Londoners because the South American will supply Arteta one other premium choice. Eddie Nketiah has achieved effectively in his absence however has been wanting slightly drained in current weeks, so Jesus’ return was effectively timed.

Arsenal will go to King Energy tomorrow and play two factors forward of Manchester Metropolis, so they are going to desperately wish to broaden that benefit with a win towards Leicester.