Mikel Arteta confirms Arsenal transfer plan for Gabriel Jesus after injury return - The striker returned in midweek after 11 months on the sidelines

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.

Mikel Arteta gave short shrift to a question about selling one of his squad in the January transfer window, with Arsenal struggling to cope with the number of injuries they're suffering

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed that Cristhian Mosquera is set to be sidelined for “much more” time than the club had initially expected, adding to a spiralling injury crisis which got even worse on the morning of Wednesday’s Champions League victory over Club Brugge.

Mikel Arteta spoke to TNT Sports after Arsenal's victory against Club Brugge: "We know how difficult the Champions League is, and to win away from home especially with that many players out, it makes it bigger.

The 24-year-old has missed Arsenal’s last four games, after completing 90 minutes against Bayern Munich in late November.

Rice is more of a suckerpunch. The reliably durable midfielder had shaken off an injury doubt from midweek to play the full 90 minutes against Villa only to then be absent from training ahead of the trip to Belgium. Arteta confirmed that all three would miss out of the league phase match, although downplayed the severity of Rice’s ailment.