Arsenal beat Palace 2-0 in Premier League season opener
Arsenal ensured there was no repeat of their disastrous start to last season as Mikel Arteta's men saw off Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday to open the 30th season of the Premier League.
Arsenal ensured there was no repeat of their disastrous start to last season as Mikel Arteta's men saw off Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday to open the 30th season of the Premier League.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hopes that Gabriel Jesus' experience of regularly winning trophies at Manchester City will rub off on his new teammates.
Desperate to close the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the Premier League, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United have spent the close season aggressively pursuing new recruits with varying degrees of success.
Gabriel Jesus continued his impressive pre-season form with another goal as Arsenal thrashed Chelsea 4-0 in a friendly in Florida on Saturday.
Arsenal signed Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City on Friday in a deal worth a reported £30 million ($36 million).
Recent acquisition Gabriel Jesus wasted little time in making his presence felt in his first start for Arsenal, opening the scoring in a 2-0 friendly win over Everton in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday.
Watch as Brazil international Gabriel Jesus answered when Arsenal came calling!
In his first interview with Arsenal new signing Gabriel Jesus revealed that the opportunity to work under Mikel Arteta was a huge factor in his decision to join the club from Manchester City.
Arsenal have announced the signing of Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus on a five-year deal.
Manchester United look set to beat Arsenal to the signing of Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez, after the Gunners reportedly had two bids rejected.