New recruits such as Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fabio Vieira have dominated a lot of Arsenal discussion coming into the new season, and understandably so.
Each has gone on to have a positive impact on Mikel Arteta’s side and played important roles in the team marking a strong start to the campaign, winning six of their opening seven Premier League matches. However, another player who’s had a sizeable influence on the Gunners alongside those new signings has been Brazilian attacker Gabriel Martinelli.
The 21-year-old has had to bide his time since arriving at the Emirates back in 2019, however his importance has gradually increased year on year and he’s now one of the first names on Arteta’s team sheet. He’s featured in all seven Premier League matches, plus the Europa League contest against FC Zurich, and has scored three goals. That’s already half of his combined league total for the entirety of the last campaign.
