New Arsenal signing Gabriel Jesus, who recently joined from Manchester City, has revealed how he felt after just 85 seconds to score his new team’s first goal in a pre-season friendly. yesterday
It took Gabriel Jesus just 85 seconds to score his first goal for Arsenal as he scored twice on his unofficial debut in a pre-season friendly win over FC Nürn. German club Berg last night (Friday 8 July 2022) amid concerns about his fitness. Manager Mikel Arteta also provided some good news about Kieran Tierney .
The Brazilian made his unofficial debut for the Gunners in their 5-3 win over Nuremberg in Germany yesterday. The new signing from Manchester City came off the bench at half-time before sending the ball into the bottom of the net twice and forcing two defenders to score an own goal.
There were some concerns about Jesus’ fitness after he did not start this game. But he dismissed those suspicions in a post-match interview. The four-time Premier League winner has revealed that his son, who opened his eyes to the world at the end of May, is why he is a little tired. “I feel good,” Jesus told Arsenal’s website. “Sometimes it’s hard because I haven’t run for 20 days and I don’t do anything. Just trying to sleep with my new born baby and my girlfriend!”
Meanwhile, Tierney was taken off after 30 minutes. The Scotland international has not played an official game at the club since suffering a knee injury in March. And looked sluggish in the game against the German elite as Arsenal were 2-0 down. “He’s very good,” Arteta told Tierney’s website. “He trained very well. Obviously he’s been out for over three months now so we want him to warm up properly. Played in the first half hour and took him out. So he is in good shape, no problem.”
Goals from Johannes Geiss and Kwadwo Duah put Nuremberg 2-0 in the first half before Jesus inspired the Gunners to return. excellent But the best goal in the game was attributed to Mohamed Elnini’s shot from 30 yards in the 2-2 draw. “Today was a difficult first half,” Jesus added. “We Need to understand a bit because we have young players. And they are a strong team. they play long ball So it’s hard for us. But in the end we came back. and because everyone is together as a team We can do it.”
Jesus also opened up about his first few days at the Emirates Stadium. “I am proud to be here at this big club,” he said. “I spend time with my friends. It’s been four or five days. And I just want to say thank you to everyone at Arsenal because they made me feel at home . I’m happy to be here too. That makes me feel at UFABET home.”
Arsenal have four more friendly games to fill before the Premier League season. The new league kicks off with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on August 5. They will fly to the United States soon. This was to face Everton, Orlando City and Chelsea before meeting Sevilla at the Emirates Stadium . amazing team And after that we won together,” Jesus continued. “I strongly believe in the project at this club. I can’t wait to play at our great stadium.”
It wasn’t just during the game that Jesus showed his class. because almost immediately after the end of the whistle Then a young football fan came to Jesus to ask for a photo. Which is referred to, of course, that makes the young fans very happy. After that, there were fans They also asked to be photographed, where Jesus happily posed for the pair before speaking with the Nuremberg players and heading into the tunnel to the dressing room.