Arsenal resume title tilt without Jesus, City deploy refreshed Haaland
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta with his players during a training session at London Colney on December 24, 2022 in St Albans, England.Arsenal continue their push for a first title in 19 years when they host West Ham United in the late game on Monday as the Premier League season resumes after the pause for the World Cup, but they must do so without injured striker Gabriel Jesus.
Jesus scored five goals and provided six assists to help Arsenal move five points clear of his former club Manchester City at the top of the table but is not expected to play again until February after surgery to treat a knee injury sustained in Brazil’s 1-0 defeat by Cameroon on December 2 in Qatar.
The Brazilian started all 14 of Arsenal’s league matches but now they must turn to English forward Eddie Nketiah as the...