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Mikel Arteta has been praising Gabriel Jesus. (Photo by Alex Pantlin/Getty Images)
Arsenal defeated Crystal Palace 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium to advance to the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
Jakub Kiwior made a huge mistake early on Jean-Philippe Matata gave the Eagles the lead with four minutes remaining.
For a while it looked like the north London club would be out of the competition, but Gabriel Jesus stepped up to take Arsenal into the next round. The Brazilian would score a hat-trick, which came despite the forward’s poor form. Stay away from Arsenal links.
In addition to this, the 27-year-old’s statistics against Crystal Palace were also impressive. Jesus completed 20 of 223 passes, hit all five shots, touched the ball 48 times and earned one foul for the team.
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Club fans will hope the performance will help the Brazilian finish well at the Emirates Stadium this season, with Mikel Arteta heaping praise on the former Manchester City star after the final whistle.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praises Gabriel Jesus
Arteta knows how hard Jesus has worked for Arsenal this season, especially in front of goal, and he was keen to praise him in his post-match interview.
“It’s about confidence. It’s tough when you haven’t scored for almost a year,” the Spanish star said. sky sports When asked about the 27-year-old. “Gabby is a guy who wants to do more. He wants to work hard and help the team in any way he can.
“He paid off today. The movement he made, the quality of his touches, the way he finished; that was a big, big thing for him. We got Gabby back to his best, at that level, He can really help us.”
