Gabriel Jesus explains why he played on after World Cup knee injury

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Gabriel Jesus explains why he played on after World Cup knee injury

Gabriel Jesus has explained why he played on for 15 minutes after suffering a serious knee injury during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The Arsenal forward missed 15 games of action for his club side after sustaining medial ligament damage in Brazil's 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in the World Cup group stages, and was forced to undergo knee surgery over the Christmas period.

With their star striker now finally back in action, Arsenal and adidas have released part one of a docu-series on Jesus' recovery. In said docu-series, Jesus detailed the moment he suffered the injury, and why he continued to play for 15 minutes before eventually being subbed off.

"To be honest, I don't know what happened, I don't feel nothing but something changed," he said. "I kept playing without pain, discomfort, nothing. Then I get subbed off, nothing.

"Then after, on the bench it became so big I couldn't bend my knee and I was so scared you know. I've always been good with pain, I have played football since I was or 12 years old and have played with pain."