Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus celebrates after scoring the staff’s third objective throughout the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leeds United at Emirates Stadium on April 1, 2023 in London.
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Gabriel Jesus scored his first targets for six months as Arsenal maintained management of the Premier League title race with a 4-1 defeat of relegation-threatened Leeds United on Saturday.
Jesus, beginning a league recreation for the first time since coming back from a knee harm final month, transformed a Thirty fifth-minute penalty after being clipped in the field by Luke Ayling.
Ben White doubled Arsenal’s benefit from Gabriel Martinelli’s move earlier than Brazilian Jesus, signed from Manchester City final summer time, struck once more from shut vary in the fifty fifth minute from Leandro Trossard’s help.
Leeds had troubled Arsenal in the opening interval however as soon as Jesus put the hosts forward it was comparatively plain crusing as they restored their eight-point lead over champions Man City.
The guests did elevate just a few jitters in the dwelling crowd when Rasmus Kristensen’s deflected shot gave Leeds a 76th-minute lifeline however Granit Xhaka’s header secured one other three factors in Arsenal’s quest for a primary title since 2004.
City had earlier ramped up the strain on Mikel Arteta’s aspect with a 4-1 thrashing of Liverpool.
Arsenal’s seventh successive league win moved them to 72 factors from 29 video games with City, who nonetheless need to play the London membership at dwelling, on 64 having performed one recreation much less.
Leeds stay in a precarious place in sixteenth place with 26 factors, some extent above 18th-placed Leicester City.
Jesus started the season in gorgeous trend for Arsenal with a flurry of targets and assists and his return to the first staff after being injured at the World Cup is completely timed.
“Everyone is playing so well. It is easy to come back. The most important thing is that everyone that has come in has played good,” Jesus stated.
His persistence and trickery earned Arsenal a nerve-settling penalty on Saturday as he jinked into the field and Ayling, somewhat unluckily, conceded the spot kick as Jesus tumbled.
It was a reduction for the dwelling aspect when he calmly struck the ball into the web previous Illan Meslier.
Shortly earlier than that Leeds had twice been denied by Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale, first when Crysencio Summerville fired in a low shot after a slick transfer after which when Summerville arrange Jack Harrison for a robust shot at objective.
Arsenal began the second half a lot sharper although and Martinelli did effectively down the left earlier than taking part in the ball throughout the space for White to complete at the far put up.
When Jesus made it 3-0 the environment inside the Emirates Stadium was joyous and though Leeds briefly threatened a comeback the followers left for dwelling in full voice.
