Arsenal boss Arteta on Gabriel Jesus' return
Mikel Arteta spoke about Gabriel Jesus' return after Brazilian returned to the pitch as an Arsenal player in the Premier League leaders' 3-0 win at Fulham on Sunday.
Arsenal have won five successive league games since losing to City in February and now have 11 matches left to seal a most unexpected title.
An encouraging day for Arteta was capped off 14 minutes from time when Gabriel Jesus came off the bench to make his first appearance since undergoing knee surgery following an injury playing for Brazil at the World Cup in November.
"It was a big boost. The first step today. We didn't know if it was the right game today. He said to me a few days ago 'I'm still missing something'," Arteta said.
"Yesterday I looked in his eyes and he said 'I'm ready'. I said 'OK!' So then we had the opportunity to throw him in. It's that first step to give him the big boost. He looks free, he looks ready and straight away he generated those two big chances. It's great to have him back."