Mikel Arteta was able to welcome back Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus from injury prior to the international break. The Brazilian forward had been out for over four months before his substitute cameo against Fulham and he has now been able to work on building his fitness for the last two weeks alongside some brief appearances against Crystal Palace and Sporting CP.
Upon the confirmation that his injury last December required surgery, the Gunners looked as though they had suffered a major blow to their Premier League title hopes. However, Eddie Nketiah delivered a number of top performances in his absence, before the signing of Leandro Trossard in January helped matters significantly.
Nketiah was somewhat out of goal scoring form throughout February before injuries saw him play just 18 minutes in March. Thankfully for Arteta, Trossard began providing in the big moments, setting up six goals in his last five games, with Gabriel Martinelli also making a timely return to the hot form he had earlier in the season.
