Jesus replaces Dowman in Champions League squad
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Gabriel Jesus has replaced Max Dowman in the Arsenal Champions League squad with immediate effect.
It means the Brazilian is now available for the game with Club Brugge on Wednesday night.
Jesus comes in for Dowman, who picked up an ankle injury playing for the Arsenal under-21s against Manchester United on Saturday. He will not be able to play in any Uefa competition for 60 days from today.
Dowman has had a breakout season for the Gunners and last month the 15-year-old became the youngest ever player in the Champions League after coming on in the 3-0 win over Slavia Prague.
Jesus, who also played in the friendly on Saturday, was initially left out of the Champions League squad because of an ACL injury he picked up in January.
However, the 28-year-old has recently returned to fitness and was on the substitutes bench for the games against Chelsea and Brentford.
Mikel Arteta will be able to give more details about the nature of Dowman's injury when he speaks at his pre-match press conference.
Declan Rice, William Saliba and Leandro Trossard were not pictured in Arsenal training, with Saliba missing the defeat to Aston Villa and Trossard being withdrawn before the end despite scoring after being introduced as a half time substitute.