Arsenal Manager Backs Gabriel Jesus To End Goal Drought
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta backed Gabriel Jesus to rediscover his scoring touch soon, after the striker failed to find the net in its 1-0 Europa League victory against Swiss side FC Zurich, extending his recent goal drought to eight games.
The Brazilian, who has netted five goals in 17 games for Arsenal in all competitions since he joined them from Manchester City, last scored in a 3-1 Premier League victory over rivals Tottenham Hotspur on October 1st.
The striker had a couple of opportunities to score against Zurich, but was unable to convert, with Kieran Tierney’s superb 25-yard strike securing the win and top spot in Group A for Arsenal.
“That’s going to change (his bad luck),” Arteta told reporters. “He’s getting the situations, he’s getting the chances, he’s contributing to the team an awful lot, he’s helping to win matches, the way he competes for every ball in every single action is incredible.”
“It will come, he needs to be patient, he’s been through that in the past and he needs to learn those lessons and don’t stop doing those other things that he’s doing so well, because that’s going to maintain the level of him and the team.”
Premier League Leaders Arsenal next face sixth-placed Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a league clash on Sunday.
Europa League results
Arsenal 1-0 Zurich
Bodo/Glimt 1-2 PSV
Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Fenerbahce
Rennes 1-1 AEK Larnaca
Real Betis 3-0 HJK Helsinki
Roma 3-1 Ludogorets Razgrad
SC Braga 2-1 Malmo FF
Union St.Gilloise 0-1 Union Berlin
FC Sheriff 1-0 Omonia Nicosia
Real Sociedad 0-1 Manchester United
FC Midtjylland 2-0 Sturm Graz
Feyenoord 1-0 Lazio
Olympiacos 0-2 Nantes
Qarabag FK 1-1 Freiburg
Monaco 4-1 FK Crvena Zvezda
Trabzonspor 1-0 Ferencvaros.
Chidi Nwoke/Reuters/Arsenal.
