Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was delighted with Gabriel Jesus' return for Sunday's win at Fulham.
The Brazilian was introduced in the second-half by Arteta after a long injury lay-off.
The manager said, "Big boost. The first step today. We didn't know if it was the right game today. He said to me a few days ago 'I'm still missing something.' Yesterday I looked in his eyes and he said 'I'm ready'. I said 'OK!' So then we had the opportunity to throw him in. It's that first step to give him the big boost. He looks free, he looks ready and straight away he generated those two big chances. It's great to have him back.
"He has to earn his place like in any other team. We have alternatives who can play in different positions and we have different goals as well to fill in relation to the chemistry of the players and what we ask them to do. It's a great problem to have, believe me.
"We try to adapt to the quality of players that we have, to put them in their strengths and position where we want as much as possible. Leo (Trossard) has very different qualities to Gabi (Martinelli), Martin (Odegaard) complements him really well in terms of the space and understanding with him. It's great to have that versatility."
Arteta added, "He was so happy. He put a lot into the last few months and all the staff had spent hours together to try to fulfil all his needs. He wanted more and more and more, he was very willing to get back. To see him there with a smile on his face was a joy, I was really happy for him."
