Gabriel Jesus gets fans talking as Arsenal breeze past Leeds Utd
Gabriel Jesus was the star of the show as he scored a brace in Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Leeds United which sent them back eight points clear of closest rivals Manchester City.
The Brazilian forward had been out of action since October last year with a knee injury. He made his first league start since then on Saturday, and showed glimpses of his quality, first scoring from the penalty spot before firing brilliantly from close range for the Gunners’ third goal.
Jesus’ return will be very crucial as Arsenal continue to push towards their first league title in 19 years. Fans were appreciative of his performance and expect to see him do more of the same now that the former Man City man is back to full fitness.
Very happy for the day I have lived today. After a lot of hard work and perseverance on the rehab, here we are again. Let's go, gunners!#alômãe #gratidão #doperi pic.twitter.com/S1zU4VYVnY
— Gabriel Jesus (@gabrieljesus9) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus' penalty is his first Arsenal goal since October 1 in the north London derby, exactly six months ago 🔙 pic.twitter.com/wlAj7CbZ9h
— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus really scored five Premier League goals, had knee surgery, was out for four months and returned to score twice again before Richarlison has scored his first PL goal for Spurs 🇧🇷👀 pic.twitter.com/i0oEsafxcM
— LiveScore (@livescore) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus scored last, six months ago
Today he scored twice pic.twitter.com/kFgPdH6fr9— Naija (@Naija_PR) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus' game by numbers vs Leeds:
59 minutes played
48 touches
4 duels won
4 shots
2 shots on target
2 goals
1 chance created
1.75 xGLike he was never away. 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/4SzMM24V5R
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) April 1, 2023
🇧🇷 Gabriel Jesus was great today, but I really liked Martinelli.
⚡️He was my personal MOTM, the team needed an injection of energy and he lifted the crowd up every time.
😀 I was really impressed! pic.twitter.com/2m5WqoW7Iv
— Rimedi (@r1medi) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus really went out for nearly 4 months, had a knee surgery and has another PL goal before Richarlison has scored his 1st this season
— Renato (@rehnato) April 1, 2023
🗣️Mikel Arteta on Gabriel Jesus after the #Arsenal win today over Leeds: "Today he deserved the chance to start. He grabbed the opportunity with a lot of conviction and with two goals. First of all the players have to feel trust, that we trust them. They need to feel that… pic.twitter.com/YwUeybgRot
— Arsenal News Channel (@Arsenalnewschan) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus has now scored 65 Premier League goals. Roberto Firmino (79) is the only Brazilian player with more.
Jogo Bonito. 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/2ZYLQwINy6
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 1, 2023
Most Premier League games scored in without losing a single one:
▪️ 54 – James Milner
▪️ 52 – Gabriel JesusGJ9 has the record on hold. 📞
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) April 1, 2023
Real captain's gesture by Odegaard to give Gabriel Jesus the penalty ❤️ pic.twitter.com/D0I6fPEynQ
— Le African Gooner (@leafricangooner) April 1, 2023
FIVE Arsenal players have now scored 5+ Premier League goals this season:
✅ Gabriel Jesus
✅ Martin Ødegaard
✅ Gabriel Martinelli
✅ Bukayo Saka
🆕 Granit XhakaHigh ✋
— William Hill (@WilliamHill) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus on his penalty:
"Zinchenko joked with me yesterday because we were practising [penalties].
"I took the penalty yesterday like I always do and he said 'you'll never do this in the game'.
"I showed him some clips of my penalties. I was calm & I remember this." 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/TBMxeYUueb
— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus is BACK. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/9CDGQ4wCzy
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) April 1, 2023
Granit Xhaka can't stop scoring the moment Gabriel Jesus returned back to the team pic.twitter.com/Y4OeJagw0E
— S👻 (@scrapytweets) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus is well and truly back… pic.twitter.com/pUCHF7yB7U
— Max. ✍🏼 (@AFCMax9) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Martinelli very amused by Gabriel Jesus’ attempts to bring home the matchball. 😂❤️ pic.twitter.com/FrqW2psbxB
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) April 1, 2023
Don’t underestimate the importance of those two goals for Gabriel Jesus ahead of our trip to Anfield. He was fantastic today, covering every blade of grass and urging his teammates for more. Such a beautiful sight seeing him in an #Arsenal shirt again. A true warrior. #ARSLEE pic.twitter.com/TWL09T3eFr
— Adam Keys (@adamkeys_) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus is 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞 ⚽️🔴🇧🇷#ARSLEE pic.twitter.com/ga4EiJvy4F
— LiveScore (@livescore) April 1, 2023
What a return for Gabriel Jesus scoring two goals on his first start in five months. He's BACK 👏❤️ pic.twitter.com/nV9UNje2Kp
— Gunners (@Gunnersc0m) April 1, 2023
Eddie Nketiah did such a good job in the absence of Gabriel Jesus, but today was a reminder of how different they are as strikers.
In the league this season, Nketiah averages 39 touches of the ball for every 90 minutes. In just 60 minutes today, Jesus had 48 touches.
— Sam Dean (@SamJDean) April 1, 2023
Goals in April
Gabriel Jesus (2)
Haaland(0)I know who I’m taking pic.twitter.com/h6W6HM4lmh
— Debby🙄 (@Deb_236) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus that is UNBELIEVABLE.
The weight of pass to Trossard and the movement run into the box beyond the last defender.
Wow. pic.twitter.com/x0nZ4br56l
— Matthew (@_halfspaces) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus was injured for three months, but still has G/A more than Antony, Sancho and Weghorst combined 🫡🔥 pic.twitter.com/SG2uYQjz0n
— Red Mans (@arsenal_mans) April 1, 2023
Gabriel Jesus appreciation tweet❤️ pic.twitter.com/IUqqIsUn90
— 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧 (@BallinKy_) April 1, 2023
