Considered one of Liverpool’s major rivals within the Premier League title race have been hit by a significant harm setback.
Arsenal’s depressing begin to 2025, with no wins from three matches for the reason that New Yr’s Day triumph at Brentford, was compounded by the sight of Gabriel Jesus being stretchered off through the FA Cup third spherical conflict in opposition to Manchester United on Sunday, which they misplaced on penalties.
The Gunners’ ahead line had already been hampered by accidents to Bukayo Saka and Ethan Nwaneri, and it now seems to be as if the Brazil worldwide gained’t be returning for a while.
Arsenal dealt main harm blow
As per Sky Sports activities on Tuesday morning, Arsenal’s quantity 9 suffered a suspected ACL harm on the weekend, and Mikel Arteta has shared a sombre replace on the 27-year-old.
The Gunners boss mentioned of Jesus: “We all know extra now. It’s not wanting good in any respect. We have to evaluation with yet one more specialist and could have higher info this afternoon.
“I don’t need to verify something till we’ve the ultimate report this afternoon. We have been very fearful after the sport and we’re very fearful as we speak.”
Arteta added that, with accidents ravaging his squad, Arsenal are ‘actively wanting out there’ in an acknowledgement that they could be compelled to strengthen through the January switch window.
Jesus’ harm might hinder Arsenal’s hopes of reeling in Liverpool
Having scored 5 objectives in two video games in opposition to Crystal Palace simply earlier than Christmas and likewise netted within the aforementioned win over Brentford, Jesus’ ACL harm has come at a horrendous time for him and certainly for Arsenal amid the spate of different absentees.
The setback actually gained’t do their hopes of constructing up the six-point hole on Premier League leaders Liverpool (probably 9 factors after tonight) any good, and we wouldn’t be shocked to see the Gunners pushing arduous to attempt to carry gamers in whereas the switch window is open this month.
Though there’s been an more and more intensifying rivalry between supporters of these two golf equipment on social media, the Brazilian’s harm blow isn’t one thing that anybody of a Reds persuasion ought to mock.
We’ve had greater than our justifiable share of distress in that regard lately, most notably when Virgil van Dijk’s 2020/21 season was written off by Jordan Pickford’s brutal problem within the Merseyside derby, and a list of accidents compelled Jurgen Klopp to depend on academy kids within the Carabao Cup in final season’s Carabao Cup closing.
Whereas any dropped factors for Arsenal in Jesus’ absence would improve Liverpool’s possibilities of profitable the Premier League, we by no means need to see gamers succumbing to a severe harm, and such misfortune shouldn’t be celebrated by rival followers. We want Jesus as swift a restoration as attainable after that main setback for him.
