So much for Arsenal missing Gabriel Jesus. With a first Premier League hat-trick of his career and the captain’s armband wrapped around his right biceps, this was a spectacular manner for Eddie Nketiah to banish any fears of the Brazilian’s absence proving costly.
“I’m here,” said Nketiah, jabbing his finger at the Emirates turf after his thunderbolt third goal fired home from all of 25 yards. The academy graduate has been a fixture in this part of north London for some time and, while he may sometimes flatter to deceive, he is clearly not prepared to relinquish control yet.
