'We were all scared': Mikel Arteta reacts to major Arsenal injury fright in new update

Gabriel suffered a right knee scare in the second half but returned to score the winner; Calafiori also picked up a slight issue.

Arsenal's 2-0 victory over Everton at the Emirates was briefly overshadowed by a scare involving centre-back Gabriel. Ten minutes into the second half, Gabriel went down after appearing to injure his right knee while stretching to clear the ball inside the box. He signalled for medical attention and looked to be in considerable pain as he left the pitch for treatment.

After receiving treatment on the sidelines, Gabriel signalled he wanted to return and came back on. Not only did he complete the match, he scored the crucial second goal with 22 minutes remaining, heading in Ben White's cross to secure the win that took Arsenal level on points with Manchester City at the Premier League summit.

Manager Mikel Arteta praised Gabriel's mentality after the game, saying: "We were all scared. Not because of the way he went down, but the reaction of the players that were next to him. Immediately he says that he wants to continue and then he scores a goal to help us win the game." Arteta also confirmed that substitute Riccardo Calafiori picked up a slight issue late in the match, though the manager described it as "something very small." Arsenal remain without Bukayo Saka (quadriceps injury) and William Saliba (back injury).