Gabriel Jesus has made Arsenal a team of winners closing on the ultimate prize | Nick Ames


Already adored by the fans, the Brazilian’s leadership, knowhow and star quality has inspired Mikel Arteta’s relentless team

According to the song that echoed from Craven Cottage’s away end, to the tune of Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Gabriel Jesus is a dab hand at turning water into wine. Arsenal have savoured the aftertaste during his three months out injured, his absence barely felt by a side whose supreme energy levels have not let up, but it still felt a significant moment when he jogged on for the latter stages of this Thameside cruise.

Mikel Arteta’s players had swamped a poor Fulham and quickly ensured the outcome was beyond doubt, and here came a new flex in a symbolic return for the player who first propelled their levels through the roof.

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