O Arsenal conquered one extremely important victory last saturday, with a show by Gabriel Jesus. In the first time as holder in the English Championship since returning from injury, the striker Brazilian Team was responsible for two goals in the Gunners’ 4-1 triumph over Leeds. The coach of the English team praised the player.
Gabriel Jesus suffered a knee injury during the dispute of Qatar World Cup, in December last year, and had to undergo surgery. The striker missed 15 games for Arsenal during his recovery period. Last Saturday, he won the opportunity to start after Bukayo Saka was rested and he didn’t do badly: he opened the scoring by converting a penalty that he himself suffered and extended the advantage in the second half.
🥁 Introducing our Player of the Match against Leeds…
Gabriel Jesus with two goals! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/bNhTMNrKWH
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Mikel Arteta, coach of Arsenal, recognized Gabriel Jesus’ effort to return from injury playing at a high level and praised the Brazilian. The coach said he was “delighted” with the striker.
“I’m delighted with him. They were all clapping their hands and he’s been working so hard over the last four or five months, obviously with a lot of support from the team and the board. Today he deserved his chance to start. He embraced the opportunity with great conviction and scored. two very important goals”, he commented.
The Gunners commander also stressed the importance of victory. Arsenal are fighting for the Premier League title with Manchester City and needed to win so as not to let rivals get closer. Arteta praised the entire cast, recalling the challenge of continuing with the good phase even being interrupted by Data Fifa.
“What we can control is what we can do. We have been discussing this in recent days. After the Fifa Date we had many complicated situations with some players and that is always a question mark on how the team will react. I think they were exceptional, played very well, everyone wanted to be involved and we won the game in a convincing way, which is good and the only thing we can control”, pondered the coach.
Arsenal are back on the pitch next Sunday for a tough game against Liverpool, at Anfield. The Gunners lead the Premier League with 72 points, eight more than Manchester City. Approaching the end of the season, the team needs to keep winning to secure the title.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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