Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus insists: Don't write off Martinelli

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus is adamant he and Gabriel Martinelli can get the team over the line in the title race.

Both Brazilian attackers have been off the boil in recent weeks.

Gabriel Jesus told arsenal.com: "Unfortunately this season we haven't played together a lot, mainly because of me having some injury problems and then Gabi sometimes as well. It's a shame because last season we were flying together and the connection was really good. We played with a lot of freedom and movement, and I hope we can come back and play together more because I think we understand each other on the pitch.

"I first met him when I was at a training camp with the national team. Brazil call in young players a lot to help us out and try them out, and I think I first saw him in around 2018, 2019. I was like, 'Wow. What a player this guy can really fly'. I followed him after that and when he came to Arsenal it was quite a jump from Ituana in Brazil, but he just played his game, straight away.

"On the pitch everyone knows what he can do, but off the pitch what makes him special is his hunger. He wants to learn, he wants to improve, he wants to play. He's there all the time, asking for the ball, taking on the opposition. He just goes again and again. He gives us a different type of player."