`This is very bad news for us. Jesus is regaining his peak form, shown by the way he played in the Barca match. But now, we have lost him for a few weeks,` coach Mikel Arteta said at the press conference.

The Spanish coach said Jesus had been feeling uncomfortable for the past few weeks, and the coaching staff felt the best way was to put the Brazilian striker on the operating table to completely resolve the problem and help him return to health in time.

Gabriel Jesus took three months off due to a knee injury after the 2022 World Cup. Photo: AFP

Arteta also revealed that Bukayo Saka did not play due to illness, and Oleksandr Zinchenko will soon recover and return to training.

At Emirates Stadium yesterday, Arsenal did not enter the game well and allowed Monaco to concede a goal from Youssouf Fofana’s close-range header.

Arteta admitted that Arsenal had a difficult match because they were not at their best condition and performance when constantly traveling and returning from the US tour.

Penalty shootout at Emirates Cup 2023

Arsenal beat Monaco 5-4 in the penalty shootout of the 2023 Emirates Cup match on August 2.

The Monaco match marked the return of William Saliba and Takehiro Tomiyasu – the defender duo absent at the end of last season due to injury, and was the first time rookies Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice and Kai Havertz played in front of the home crowd at home.

The Spanish coach also refused to talk about rumors that Arsenal was targeting Brentford goalkeeper David Raya and praised Aaron Ramsdale for a good performance, including blocking a penalty kick by former Liverpool striker Minamino.

Emirates Cup is an annual pre-season friendly tournament organized by Arsenal at home since 2007. This is the seventh time the `Gunners` have won this friendly tournament, after 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015,

The Emirates Cup match concludes Arsenal’s summer training period.