Gabriel Jesus wants to be a leader at Arsenal.
The Brazilian striker moved to the Emirates this summer in a deal reportedly worth £45 million.
He has hit the ground running at Arsenal and has already scored two goals for the Gunners this season.
His role at Arsenal is different from the one he had at Manchester City.
He was a rotation player under Pep Guardiola but here at the Emirates, Jesus is the leader from upfront.
“That’s one of the biggest reasons why we wanted to sign him,” Arteta confessed.
“Obviously we know how he is as a player and what he was going to bring. He’s won everything in the last few years, he knows the standards, what it takes to win.
“Obviously we had to change his role and what he had to do in this football club and now he’s one of the leaders. He’s a natural leader, but he’s also somebody that is prepared and I think is in a stage of his career where he’s able to do what we are demanding him to do.”
“That’s what he needed,” Arteta added of his change in environment. “Obviously he’s played a lot of games in this league in the last few years but not that many as a starter, especially in the last two years.
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