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Gabriel Jesus: I've changed my role during Arsenal stay

Gabriel Jesus says he's rethought his approach since joining Arsenal last year.

The striker admits he's happy to play anywhere across the front three now rather than as an outright No9.

Back in Brazil. he said: "When I chose to move from City to Arsenal, Edu and Arteta spoke to me, and I made it clear that I'd like to play No9.

“This season has been different, we've had injuries and in the last few games I've played three up front.

“For a while, I thought I'd just say I wanted to play No9, but I'm here to help the team.

"I'm blessed by God to have this talent and the versatility to play in all three forward positions. I prefer not to choose."

He added, "At Man City I played a lot with Sergio Aguero, and I was the one who went out more, ran more.

"At Arsenal, I'm quite loose with Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka on my side. I swap a lot with Martinelli."

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