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Sam Hill

Edu January transfer decision vindicated as Gabriel Martinelli form hands Arsenal title boost

Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli has scored four goals in his last three games after enduring a poor run of form in front of goal. Before the dramatic win against Aston Villa, the Brazilian forward had not netted since the away win against Brighton in December - a run of eight games in all competitions without a goal.

Martinelli scored a late goal against Villa to seal all three points for the Gunners after a run of three games without a win, seeing them return to the top of the Premier League table. The 21-year-old followed that up with a winner against Leicester City, scoring the only goal of the game at the King Power Stadium.

Arteta stuck with the Brazilian in his starting lineup for the clash against Everton with Martinelli repaying his manager's faith as he scored twice in the 4-0 win against the Toffees on Wednesday night. His return to form has come after Arteta opted to drop him from the starting lineup in the controversial 1-1 draw against Brentford - in which his replacement Leandro Trossard scored his first Gunners goal.

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