Friday 31 March 2017 17:00, UK
Pep Guardiola is hopeful Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus can return from injury before the end of the season.
The Brazil forward made an impressive start to life at the Etihad after arriving from Palmeiras in January, scoring three goals in five games and being preferred to Sergio Aguero up front, before fracturing a metatarsal against Bournemouth in February.
There were fears the 19-year-old would miss the rest of the campaign after undergoing surgery but Guardiola has suggested Jesus, who recently went to New York ahead of the club's summer tour of the United States, could be back before the end of the season.
"He was in New York. It was freezing. He told me that," Guardiola said.
"The crutches are gone. He has started to walk and hopefully he can come back to the pitches and start to run and make some exercises.
"Hopefully he can help us in the last games of the season and come back for us in the pre-season fit."
Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling are both in contention for the trip to Arsenal, live on Super Sunday, despite picking up injuries on international duty, and Guardiola says he has no other new injury concerns ahead of what he believes will be a difficult encounter.
"Except Gabriel Jesus and [Ilkay] Gundogan, the others are okay," he said. "Yeah, [Pablo] Zabaleta as well [as Sterling and De Bruyne]. They are not top, top perfect but, yeah, they are okay.
"I travelled to the Emirates Stadium with Barcelona and Bayern Munich and it's always difficult. I know how difficult it will be.
"We have to improve in some things. We need to focus and improve and correct some mistakes now and ahead to next season as well."
