Mikel Arteta has hinted he is ready to give Gabriel Jesus every opportunity to win his starting place after he made an emotional Arsenal comeback in last night’s Champions League win over Brugge.

The Gunners bounced back from Saturday’s agonising defeat at Aston Villa, where they surrendered their unbeaten 18-game run in all competitions and saw their lead at the top of the Premier League reduced to just two points, with a routine 3-0 victory.

Jesus, whose Arsenal career has been ravaged by injury, returned ahead of schedule after nearly a year out of action as a second half substitute and gave a timely reminder of his qualities during a 30 minute cameo.

By contrast, it was another difficult evening for summer signing Viktor Gyokeres who, himself, has just returned to action following a

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