Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus is expected to start when the Gunners travel to Leeds United at the weekend, after his absence in midweek.

Gabriel Jesus hasn’t been involved with Arsenal for the last couple of days, first missing training on Wednesday and then sitting out on the trip to FK Bodo/Glimt on Thursday.

But David Ornstein reports that the expectation is that the striker will be back involved again this weekend.

“I would imagine that he’ll be starting at Elland Road on Sunday,” Ornstein said. “He’s a very durable player, he doesn’t get tonnes of injuries, Gabriel Jesus, and he goes into some pretty meaty challenges!”

Simon Collings has also reported that the player is fine, and he’s simply being rested for the game against Leeds.

Mikel Arteta appeared to confirm that in his pre-Bodo/Glimt press conference, saying: “With everything he has been through in the last few weeks we thought it was better that he was staying there (in England).”

Jesus has been in top form for Arsenal this season so far, scoring five goals, assisting four, and winning a penalty in 828 minutes – the equivalent of around nine games.

Providing a goal or assist every 92 minutes, there’s no denying the striker’s role in Arsenal’s 10 wins from their opening 11 matches of the campaign.

But in this hectic month, it’s inevitable that even Arsenal’s most important players will have to sit some games out. Having him back on Sunday should be a nice boost.