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Arsenal boss Arteta hails 2-goal Gabriel Jesus: That's why we brought him here

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was delighted to see Gabriel Jesus off the mark for their friendly win at Nurnberg.

The Brazilian striker – who only joined in his first training session with his new teammates at the start of the week – scored 90 seconds into his debut, after coming on as a half-time sub against 1. FC Nurnberg.

He later added a second to help Arsenal complete a comeback in Friday's 5-3 pre-season victory.

“He's all energy," Arteta said after the 5-3 win. “You see his enthusiasm, he's always smiling, he's always talking to his teammates and apart from that I think he brings a different level of desire and commitment and enthusiasm, so I think it's really good.

“That's why we brought him here," Arteta continued, “to put the ball in the back of the net and obviously for his confidence and for him to believe in what we are doing I think it's really important and he's settled really well.

“I know him really well because I worked with him before and I know that there's not going to be any issue there."

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