The wait for Gabriel Jesus to become an Arsenal player was a long one, but the length of time it took him to make an impact was startlingly short.
Just 90 seconds after being introduced at half time of the Gunners' preseason friendly with FC Nurnberg, the Brazilian had the ball in the back of the net to set the Arsenal social media hype train off at full speed. Across the next 45 minutes he would do little to put the breaks on the anticipation he had started as he was heavily involved in four goals that helped his new side turn a 2-0 deficit into a 5-3 victory.
With how motivated Jesus appeared to impress on his Arsenal bow, it was impossible not to suspect that the Brazilian had been given some inspirational speech by manager Mikel Arteta at half time. In reality though, the prelude to such a magnificent debut was actually relatively mundane.
