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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Gabriel Martinelli gets last laugh after his selection in team labelled a "joke"

Gabriel Martinelli has proved a number of people wrong with his sensational form for Arsenal this season and has even made it into Gary Neville's team of the season.

The young Brazilian has enjoyed a campaign of significant development and established himself as one of the most promising young talents in European football. While Martinelli is now viewed as one of Arsenal's best players, he hasn't always been so highly rated by everyone and was actually the subject of ridicule not too long ago.

After being named as a surprise inclusion in the Brazil squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the 22-year-old was the target of a furious rant from former Selecao international Neto, who dubbed the decision to bring the Arsenal ace along as a "joke".

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