VITAL INJURY: Liverpool’s star scorer will miss Arsenal’s encounter against Liverpool due to…
Due to a knee injury, Arsenal attacker Gabriel Jesus will not play in the team’s FA Cup encounter against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, according to sources.
As the Gunners were ready to welcome the Reds at the Emirates for this weekend’s third-round domestic tournament, Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail had disclosed that they were “sweating on the fitness” of their star player. And now it’s official that he won’t be playing in the game.
Jesus sustains a knee injury.
will not play Liverpool in the FA Cup.
The original optimism was that the Brazilian would not be out for an extended period of time. David Ornstein of The Athletic has now disclosed that while he will not play against Liverpool, the problem is seen to be minor and the most recent issue is “not thought to be of serious concern”.
Jesus’ knee problems caused him to miss the opening two games of the season, and the Premier League team has been worried about his health before.
That early-season absence did, in fact, follow a severely damaged championship run for Arsenal the previous season, as the striker suffered a major knee injury during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He missed 12 league games from December to March due to the problem.
It would not be prudent to risk the striker in this FA Cup encounter. The Gunners, who have lost their past two games, will be looking to bounce back against Liverpool. The two clubs only played once last month, with Mikel Arteta’s squad earning a point at Anfield with to goals from Mohamed Salah and Gabriel Magalhães, which ended the December match 1-1.
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Jesus will have plenty of time to heal before the team’s next game against Crystal Palace on January 20 if this cup match doesn’t finish in a tie, which would force a rematch against Jurgen Klopp’s team. Above all, Eddie Nketiah is the clear choice; Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard are also viable options.
There are still reports linking Arsenal to Brentford attacker Ivan Toney.
Jesus has only managed three goals and one assist in 15 Premier League games so far this season. Although he has a much better record in the Champions League—four goals and two assists in five games—there are still concerns over his innate ability to score goals.Thus, there has been a lot of discussion about the possibility of signing a new forward this winter or summer to provide Arteta and company with an additional offensive dimension. “Ivan Toney is the one [rumour] that doesn’t go away,” Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth said in a December interview with GIVEMESPORT.
However, Brentford is reportedly “very, very reluctant” to let him go in January, so it seems that a sizable offer is the only thing that may persuade them to sell. But if Jesus is really more injured than first thought, this may well compel the Gunners to act. On that front, only time will tell.
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