Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes admitted that he prayed to God after thinking his winning goal against Fulham was going to be ruled out for handball.
Gabriel endured a rollercoaster evening at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening before ultimately coming out on top in a 2-1 win. He was initially cast as the villain of the night, after being dispossessed by Aleksandar Mitrovic for Fulham’s opening goal in the second half. "After I lost the ball my head was down," said Gabriel post-game. "But I look at my brothers and they say ‘Gabby, let’s go, let’s go’."
But Martin Odegaard equalised eight minutes later with a deflected effort before Gabriel was given his chance at redemption. Former Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno missed his punch from Gabriel Martinelli’s corner and the ball dropped for Gabriel to turn into an empty net.
