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.

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 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

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.

Mikel Arteta shared his reaction after his Arsenal side lost 2-1 at Aston Villa on Saturday, as they conceded the winning goal in the 95th minute. Villa took the lead through Matty Cash in the first half in a very open game but Arsenal fought back well and equalized through Leandro Trossard.

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta issues a quadruple team news update and makes a William Saliba prediction ahead of Saturday's Premier League showdown with Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirates.

Maresca was something of a surprise choice for the award. Also nominated were Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Aston Villa’s Unai Emery, whose eight-match winning streak got underway on November 6 with a Europa League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.