An Arsenal insider provides a worrying new update on Gabriel Jesus’ injury

Arsenal They suffered another injury to one of their team members following their injury Exit from the FA Cup He was unveiled by Manchester United on Sunday.

Arsenal’s season is faltering with increasing injuries

Within seven days, Arsenal’s chances of winning silverware had taken a massive hit Mikel Arteta The team will likely be without a trophy once the season ends. 1-1 draw with Brighton Premier League It leaves them six points behind league leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand with Arsenal, and perhaps more importantly, the team almost fully fit.

Three days later, the Gunners were beaten 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final with Newcastle, despite having no shortage of chances to win the game and creating almost three times their expected goals. Opponents.

On Sunday, it was as if it had happened again as they welcomed Manchester United to north London in the FA Cup third round, only to miss several valuable chances and end up crashing out of the competition on penalties – perhaps not surprising given they lack the best What they have. Striker in Bukayo Saka.

Question after the match, Arteta claimed he felt his team’s chances were ‘unbelievable’.

“It’s unbelievable,” he told the media. “Obviously you measure the performance and what we did in terms of position, you know, you deserve to win the game by a mile. But the reality is we went out and the only thing we will be judged on is that but internally I can’t.”

Now, the latest news surrounding striker Gabriel Jesus will make him even more frustrated, as injuries tear apart the manager’s depth up front.

Arsenal are preparing to lose Jesus this season

This comes courtesy of Arsenal Insider Con MarbleHalls on X (formerly Twitter)who revealed that “early indications indicate that Gabriel Jesus suffered a tear in his anterior cruciate ligament” during the first half against the Red Devils.

Brazilian striker Bruno Fernandes passed on the edge of his own penalty area before needing to come off midway through the first half, with Raheem Sterling coming on in his place.

After the match, Arteta admitted that his injury was not good: “There is no update, but it does not look good. He was in a lot of pain, he had to come out on a stretcher and he did not look good.”

The diagnosis of the anterior cruciate ligament, which usually takes about nine months to recover from, is supported by the injury analyst Scout physicist on XHe added that what was seen “usually indicates an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament.”

If Arsenal were prepared to lose Jesus for an extended period of time, it would leave them with just four senior strikers to cover their front three, with Saka and Ethan Nwaneri still sidelined with injuries.

With the January transfer window open, it will look like Arteta and co. They will have to act just to avoid seeing the remaining members of the front line crumble over the coming months.