Mikel Arteta has ruled out the prospect of Gabriel Jesus leaving Arsenal in January.

The 28-year-old made his long-awaited return to first-team actions as a 62nd-minute substitute in Wednesday's 3-0 Champions League win at Club Brugge .

Jesus had been sidelined since January after undergoing knee surgery and afterwards claimed "God saved my life" as he battled "11 months of helping myself and then feeling scared to come back different, maybe with some limitations."

The striker faces tough competition to win back a regular starting spot, however, with €73 million ($85.6m) summer signing Viktor Gyökeres fit again and Kai Havertz nearing a return to full fitness following his own knee problem.

Without that trio, midfielder Mikel Merino has thrived as a makeshift centre-forward

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