Arsenal icon Ian Wright believes that the return of Gabriel Jesus could improve the form of some of his teammates in the coming weeks, coming as a potential boost in the title race. It comes as the Brazilian edges closer to a return from injury after a spell on the sidelines.
Jesus was a revelation for the side earlier this season after joining from Manchester City last summer, though a knee injury in the World Cup ruled him out for several months. In that time, the Gunners have seen their lead at the top dwindle, but they still hold the initiative in the race for the title.
“We want to have him as quickly as possible but also respect the time-frame we got from the doctor and the specialists,” Arteta said last month on a return for Jesus in the coming weeks. “He’s really pushing the boundaries right now.”
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A recent post from Jesus showed him partaking in some form of training as he ramps up his recovery, getting plenty of fans excited about his return. For Wright, it comes as a huge boost to the title race as Man City continue to build pressure at the top and could help improve one player in particular.
He told Premier League Productions: "Arsenal are straining every sinew right now to stay in front [of Manchester City]. Yes, we have Jesus coming back which will then hopefully fire up Martinelli even more because our left-hand side has missed Jesus.
"Jesus would interchange with Martinelli, and he would get inside and we would get a little bit more going on our left side. That has been a bit redundant even though Martinelli has scored some goals, he’s had to come off the bench to do that. It feels like a whole side of Arsenal is not working.
"And once that comes back maybe we could start scoring more goals again and getting those goals and chances that we need to score, just to give us a bit more breathing space in the game because I don’t think from now on in Man City are going to relent."
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