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LONDON — Gabriel Jesus didn't take long to make an impression at the Emirates stadium. The Brazil striker marked his home debut for Arsenal with two goals ...

Jesus was the focus of Arsenal’s attack throughout the game, with teammates trying to get him the ball at every opportunity. I understand the club, I understand the manager. The result means that Arsenal has won both of its opening league games, with Leicester drawing its first match. But in key moments of the game, we made mistakes.” A nervous murmur went through the crowd, but the Arsenal team didn’t panic as it did in similar situations in recent seasons. The 25-year-old Jesus, who joined from Manchester City as Arsenal’s marquee summer signing so far, opened his account for the Gunners in the 23rd minute with a brilliant, curling finish.

Gabriel Jesus opened his Arsenal account with two goals as the London side maintained their strong start to the Premier League season with a 4-2 victory ...

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A brace from Gabriel Jesus - including a sensational strike to open the scoring - plus efforts from Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Martinelli helped secure the points ...

I’m more than happy for him because I think it’s very important to score at home.” “We’re more than happy. “I’ve got more freedom to go up and down,” Xhaka explained.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised Gabriel Jesus's positive impact on the rest of the squad after the Brazilian starred in his home debut.

"I think he's played 18 starts in the last two seasons and we're gonna demand him to start a lot of games, so we have to manage that load when we can." I think it's very natural, but at the same time, it's pretty impressive to do it that quickly." He's so mobile, so intuitive, always sharp and proactive to play in any moment and phase in the game, and it's a real threat," Arteta said.

Mikel Arteta cut a delighted figure in his post-match press conference on Saturday afternoon, following our 4-2 win over Leicester City at Emirates Stadium.

We have to be on top of that and hopefully we are. The rotation can be the same and the way that they can execute it at that speed and be that precise is completely different. I think it’s very natural, but at the same time it’s pretty impressive to do it that quickly, but then we are asking other players to score goals as well. I think it lifts the standards with the way that he’s training every day and the way that he’s talking and the way that they are connecting. I think it really lifted the confidence of Wilo and how he played the last minutes after that and for the team as well. He's so mobile, so intuitive and is always sharp and proactive to play in any moment and any phase of the game and he's a real threat.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Jesus made his home debut in style by grabbing two goals and assisting twice as Arsenal recorded back-to-back wins in the Premier ...

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus opened his goal-scoring account for Arsenal in the Premier League with a peach of a goal in Arsenal's home game against Leicester City. I’ve never been a defender, but I can imagine I wouldn’t enjoy it. I wouldn’t like to play against him.

Arsenal's opening performance against Crystal Palace was good but showed that there were still things that the team could sharpen up.

7 – Progressive passes for Martin Odegaard, leading all players. Zinchenko has been a nice complement to the skills that Kieren Tierney provides as a full back. His ability to interchange with Granit Xhaka has also been a very nice thing for Arsenal to be able to implement tactically. In this match, Arsenal were able to extend the dominance to 70 minutes and then did well to limit Leicester’s access into dangerous space for the whole match. I think looking forward we are going to think that his fee and impact on this team will be a bargain. Arsenal’s opening performance against Crystal Palace was good but showed that there were still things that the team could sharpen up.

Mikel Arteta says the way Arsenal fans reacted to William Saliba's own goal against Leicester on Saturday was something he'd never seen in football before.

But I have to say how BEAUTIFUL was the support for William Saliba. Well done to the fans. Love that the— The Short Fuse (@TheShortFuse) #Arsenalhome support have made a point to clap for William Saliba after the own goal. It was so great to see.— Sash ~ (@ltarsenal) August 13, 2022 "From the first minute, they were electric. the best moment of the whole game for me. If The reaction of the whole Emirates after Saliba’s own goal didn’t give you Chills or make you feel Emotional a certain way then you’re not An Arsenal fan.

Arsenal want to tie centre-back William Saliba down to a long-term contract at the Emirates after he impressed in their opening day victory over Crystal ...

“He was talked about being that good but then they said no, go away, get some experience. “I don’t know if he needed it [his loan at Marseille], but I think what happened when he went away, it humbled him,” Ferdinand said on his Vibe with Five YouTube channel. He was Young Player of the Season in Ligue 1, last season, and was phenomenal in that sense, comes back and said ‘Nah, I’m not going to right-back, Ben White get to right-back, I’m going to play centre-half.'”

The Brazilian's willingness to make runs in behind and stretch the pitch is something Arsenal did not have enough of last season.

Their rotation can be the same and the way they can execute it at that speed and being that precise is completely different. As the first half went on, he continued to be a nuisance, with the biggest buzz coming just before half-time. Their strength in this department was evident for Jesus’ second goal, with him peeling off to the back post to head in. In The Athletic’s analysis of the strikers Arsenal were interested in this summer, written almost a month before he signed, the point was made that many teams pack their penalty areas against City, which resulted in Jesus having to create chances for himself. Post-match he added: “You can see the interactions and speed of (the) execution is a different level now. Attacking midfielders and wide players also began contributing goals, but with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struggling for form and a lack of movement in the final third from fellow front man Alexandre Lacazette, Arsenal were hindered when they reached the penalty area. We work on that every single day.” Rather than engage Jesus on this occasion, Evans backs off. That’s the direction we want to take.” He had 55 touches before coming off on 84 minutes, with 15 of those coming inside the Leicester penalty area, but was also a threat from both flanks — he was unlucky not to get another assist after driving into the box from the right and crossing into the six-yard box, where nobody in a red shirt gambled. Being alert in the box was also crucial when Arsenal were knocked back by William Saliba’s own goal early in the second half, with Jesus getting a quick touch on the ball to help it into the path of Xhaka, who quickly make it 3-1. The first goal of his hat-trick against Sevilla in the final pre-season match began with him drifting out to the left to start a move in the final third, moving the ball on and then popping up in the box to finish.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Arsenal fans for the backing of William Saliba, after his own goal in Arsenal's 4-2 win of Leicester.

Mikel Arteta: “I think the crowd was special, especially after Saliba’s own goal. “I think the crowd was special, especially after Saliba’s own goal. The Arsenal manager described the reaction of the fans as “something I’ve never seen in football”, after Arsenal fans continued to chant Saliba’s name, despite scoring an own goal to make it 2-1.