Gabriel Jesus shared a post-workout picture on Saturday, as he steps up his recovery from a recent knee procedure.

Posting on his Instagram story on Saturday, Gabriel Jesus shared a picture giving a thumbs-up to the camera after working in the gym, with the caption “done”.

Jesus is currently working on his recovery after a recent knee procedure, with no exact timeframe given for his return to the pitch for Arsenal.

But Mikel Arteta had a positive-sounding update on the situation earlier this week.

“It’s a bit early (for Jesus) still,” Arteta said of the recovery timeframe, before adding: “He’s doing really well since his operation. Hopefully, he can start to do some stuff next week.”

Given Jesus is already able to work in the gym, Arteta was presumably referring to a return to some form of individual training next week.

It’s much too soon to start thinking about including the striker in predicted lineups against Crystal Palace, and Arsenal will want to be cautious given this is Jesus’ second issue with the same knee this year.

But in some ways, the fact it was the same knee again was actually positive news.

It’s not uncommon to need further clean-up operations after the initial surgery, and it tends to be a much less demanding recovery than suffering a new injury.

By comparison to an injury to the other knee or a serious re-injury, a clean-up procedure is much less daunting.

Arsenal have Eddie Nketiah, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard, and Folarin Balogun (depending on his fitness/transfer status) to fill in during Jesus’ absence, and they’ve already overcome Manchester City and Nottingham Forest since his operation.

There’s no doubt a fully fit and firing Jesus is Arsenal’s first-choice option up front, but it’s worth waiting a little longer to ensure he’ll be available consistently upon his return.