What Jesus did to hand Arteta major Trossard Arsenal dilemma for Leeds

Arsenal news: Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard will both be pushing for a place in Mikel Arteta's starting XI to face Leeds

For a rare occasion in 2023, Mikel Arteta is faced with a significant attacking dilemma for the Gunners' Premier League return against Leeds United. Through injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah, Arteta's chosen front four has essentially picked itself, but five attackers are available for Saturday's clash.

When asked at the pre-Leeds press conference whether or not Brazil international Jesus was close to 100 per cent, Arteta said: "He is very close to that, in the last 10 days he has really made a big step forward, you can see that he is looser and not thinking about it. He is creating the chaos in training that he is capable of, he is in a really good place now."

Prior to Trossard joining, that quartet were all in excellent form which means the Spaniard is facing a challenging dilemma. Does he stick to the team that have built up a strong relationship in recent weeks and then bring Jesus on in the second half? Or, alternatively, he may revert back to the attack from earlier in the season now that Jesus is looking close to being back at his best.

Much will likely depend on how many minutes Arteta believes Jesus has in the tank with the following weekend's clash with Liverpool likely close to the forefront of his mind.

Arteta will want his best possible team out for that clash at Anfield and Jesus will more than likely be in that XI, and with that in mind it could mean Jesus is set for a Premier League start for the first time in just under five months.