As a result, Arteta has made a couple of changes for the game against Aston Villa, with Oleksandr Zinchenko coming in at left-back for Jakub Kiwior.
Gabriel Jesus has been battling with a knee issue, but Arteta believes he can play through the pain barrier and starts the striker again this afternoon alongside Leandro Trossard and Bukayo Saka.
“In elite sport to play without pain, I think it is very difficult,” he went on to say.
“When you play every three days, especially at our level, any player will tell you, ‘Yes, there is pain and you have to deal with it.'”
“That is what defines you as well, and Gabi has this toughness and character that drives him to overcome [it]. He has overcome various injuries and is now ready.”
Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Trossard, and Martinelli
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