Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has admitted it’s ‘not excellent news’ that Gabriel Jesus limped off throughout their 2-1 win over Sevilla within the Champions League on Tuesday evening. The Gunners face an anxious wait over the health of their striker after he was taken off – having scored one and assisted one other – late on of their Group B victory on the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Jesus’ objective proved to be the winner after he arrange Gabriel Martinelli for the opener, however the Brazilian’s evening ended on a bitter notice after he limped off holding his proper hamstring after dropping the ball within the centre of the pitch.
Arteta was pressured to interchange him with Eddie Nketiah for the closing phases and the Spaniard was not optimistic about his possibilities of recovering rapidly.
“No, he felt one thing in his hamstring. So, we’ll see,” Arteta mentioned. “Right away he requested to be subbed which isn’t excellent news as a result of Gabi is just not a participant that does that in any respect, so we’ve to attend and see within the subsequent few days.”
Arteta had lauded the influence from Jesus after his fantastic curling strike discovered the highest nook to make it 2-0. The £45million signing from Manchester Metropolis has struggled for objectives within the Premier League with just one in seven appearances, however his third objective in as many video games in Europe proved essential after Sevilla’s second-half fightback.
“It was a magic second within the recreation, we’d like the massive gamers to step in and create in these moments,” Arteta mentioned.
“Within the first jiffy as effectively, we had large opening with Martinelli to attain and we’d like that. We’d like the gamers to carry out to their finest and create one thing particular.”
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