Gabriel Jesus put on a world-class performance as he scored two goals and assisted the other two as Arsenal produced one of the high-scoring football scores of the weekend in the Premier League. Jesus opened the scoring in the 23rd minute before doubling their advantage in the 35th minute. Leicester pulled a goal back when William Saliba put through his own net only for Granit Xhaka to score two minutes later. Maddison reduced the deficit in the 74th minute before Gabriel Martinelli sealed the three points a minute later.
Player ratings
Arsenal: Ramsdale (6), White (7), Saliba (6), Gabriel (7), Zinchenko (7), Partey (7), Xhaka (8), Saka (7), Odegaard (7), Martinelli (8), Jesus (8)
Subs: Tomiyasu (6), Tierney (6), Nketiah (N/A), Smith Rowe (N/A)
Leicester: Ward (4), Fofana (5), Evans (5), Amartey (5), Justin (6), Ndidi (6), Tielemans (6), Castagne (6), Dewsbury-Hall (6), Maddison (7), Vardy (5).
Subs: Praet (6), Daka (6), Iheanacho (7)
Man of the Match: Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
Managers Reaction
Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta: “I’m really happy. It was a big performance. A really good football match from both sides, Leicester had their moments as well. We know what Gabby [Jesus] can do, scored two and set up two and he’s disappointed because he says he could have scored four. That’s the sort of mentality you need. I wouldn’t like to play against him. He’s so mobile, intuitive, sharp, and proactive in any moment or phase of the game. He’s a real threat.”
Leicester boss, Brendan Rodgers: “It was a mixed bag for us today. We had some really good moments but in key moments we made mistakes. At 2-1, we were in a good place in the game and at 3-2 with 15 minutes to go, we had good momentum. It’s disappointing in that aspect. But you saw the spirit of the team. They kept going right until the end and if we don’t make the mistakes for the goals the scoreline is much closer. I have to give big credit to the players. On a really hot day, they were very competitive, made mistakes but kept fighting, kept working.”
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