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– Gabriel Jesus scored twice in his first outing in an Arsenal shirt as his new club came back from a 2-0 half-time deficit to beat Nurnberg 5-3 in a preseason outing in Germany on Friday.
– Jesus, who completed a Ā£45 million transfer from Manchester City earlier this week, made an instant impact after coming off the bench at half-time. The Brazilian forward needed less than 90 seconds before blasting in at the near post to start Arsenal’s turnaround.
– Mohamed Elneny soon levelled the score with an unstoppable strike from distance, before the 2. Bundesliga side contributed to their own downfall with back-to-back own goals, courtesy of Christopher Schindler and Tim Handwerker.
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– Lukas Schleimer briefly reduced the home side’s arrears before Jesus took the spotlight once more, meeting Gabriel Martinelli’s cross with a delightful flicked finish.
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 8, 2022
– Earlier it had been a less than stellar start to the game from Mikel Arteta’s side, playing their second preseason match after a 5-1 win over Ipswich behind closed doors on Saturday.
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 8, 2022
– United States men’s national team goalkeeper Matt Turner, making his first Arsenal appearance after his transfer from the New England Revolution, will likely feel he should have done better with a Johannes Geis strike that flew over his head to open the scoring on 24 minutes.
– Five minutes later, things got worse for the Gunners when Nuremberg doubled the lead through Kwadwo Duah.
– It is Jesus’ second-half showing that will grab the headlines, though, ahead of Arsenal continuing their preparations for the new season against Everton in the U.S. on July 17.
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 8, 2022
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 8, 2022
š¬ "Iām very happy to be here, I believe a lot in the project at this club… Everyone is together like a team, and we did it."
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 8, 2022