Arsenal Manager Backs Gabriel Jesus To End Goal Drought

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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.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.

“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.

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