Leeds United fans could be set to see a familiar face lining up for Premier League table toppers Arsenal this weekend. Eddie Nketiah hasn’t featured at Elland Road since his loan spell during the Whites’ promotion season, but there is a chance he could be chosen to lead the line for Mikel Arteta’s Gunners on Sunday.
Arsenal are in Europa League action on Thursday night as they travel to Norway to face Bodo/Glimt on matchday four of the competition, but star striker Gabriel Jesus missed training in the build-up to that game. The reason behind his absence is unclear, but Jesus did appear to pick up a head injury last weekend against Liverpool and it remains to be seen whether he’ll be fit enough to take on Leeds on Sunday.
Arteta has plenty of attacking options at his disposal, but it seems Nketiah would be the next cab off the rank to start on Sunday if the Brazilian were to be ruled out for whatever reason. If he were to get the nod, it would be the 23-year-old’s first outing in West Yorkshire since his stint as a Leeds player back in 2019-20 under Marcelo Bielsa.
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