Gabriel Jesus's performances have been a prominent talking point in the midst of Arsenal's rise to the top of the Premier League this season following his arrival from Man City in the summer. Jesus made a blistering start to his Arsenal career scoring two goals and notching three assists in his first three appearances.
Despite his electric start in north London, where he also then netted three goals from the proceeding five games, finding the back of the net has been significantly harder more recently for the 25-year-old, who has not scored since the north London derby victory over Tottenham on October 1.
Mikel Arteta has been quick to jump the defence of his £45million man, who he insisted was still hugely important to what the team does despite his lack of goals. “It does bother him for sure,” Arteta told BT Sport on his goal scoring woes after victory over FC Zurich in the Europa League. “Knowing him, when he scores two he wants to score four.
