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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons at the Emirates Stadium

Gabriel Jesus brace helps Arsenal outgun Leicester in six-goal thriller

Gabriel Jesus after putting Arsenal 2-0 ahead with his second goal.
Gabriel Jesus after putting Arsenal 2-0 ahead with his second goal. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Whisper it quietly but Arsenal may just have found exactly what they were looking for. A virtuoso display from Gabriel Jesus on his home debut yielded his first two competitive goals for the club and a second victory to begin the season for Mikel Arteta’s side in perfect fashion.

Even Leicester’s late fightback after William Saliba’s own goal and James Maddison had cut the arrears to a single goal could not stop the hosts as Granit Xhaka – courtesy of a howler from the goalkeeper Danny Ward – and Gabriel Martinelli made sure of the points in the second half.

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