At the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium, Jesus maintained his romance with the Champions League by scoring a goal and dishing out two assists as the Gunners triumphed 2-1.
Before Jesus increased the lead with a beautiful curling finish of his own, a piece of wizardry set up fellow countryman Gabriel Martinelli to open the scoring on the stroke of halftime. However, he later hobbled off after holding his hamstring minutes earlier.
Despite not having the most prolific strike record, the forward from Brazil has scored 23 goals in 41 games in Europe’s top club tournament.
When asked if Jesus’ success in the competition had led to his signing from Manchester City, Arteta answered, “Definitely.” Even though he is still very young, he has experienced a lot in the last few years.
“He has had a great deal of experience; some of it wasn’t the best, but it was essential for him to become the player he is today. I’m overjoyed to have him on the squad.
There’s a reason he came here. In my opinion, he altered our world. He needs to step in during those times because he gave that team so much belief and enthusiasm. It’s what he did. At that point, a player starts to take responsibility for the squad.
“huge players belong in huge games. To win in a stadium like this, he had to create those kinds of moments. He’s truly gone above and beyond for us. Then, really depressed because I’m concerned about what he felt in his hamstring.
To win games, we require certain players. We’re at that level now, so if you want to play Manchester City, go to Stamford Bridge and come here. Huge congratulations to the boys for coming here and winning.”
Jesus’ night came to an end as he staggered off in the closing stages, with Arteta expressing concern for the attacker. Eddie Nketiah took his place.
He mentioned feeling something in his hamstring, and that worries him, so I’m extremely sad about that,” he continued.
“It’s unfortunate that he asked to be substituted right away since Gabriel is not a guy who does that at all. In the coming days, we must wait and see.
Arsenal’s victory enabled them to bounce back from their previous match loss in Lens and propelled them to the top of Group B midway through the match.
If Arteta’s team defeats Sevilla in the rematch at the Emirates Stadium in two weeks, they should have a strong chance of qualifying for the next round. The Spaniard was happy with the team’s response to the loss in France.
The team had to respond after that result against Lens put us in a challenging situation,” he stated.
“With some of the injuries we sustained to key players, the club had to rise up and overcome adversity after playing in some really tough games.
“The team is so willing to at least try their best even if we don’t manage to be our best all the time.”
