Arsenal Striker Gabriel Jesus Heaps Praise on Ghana Target Eddie Nketiah After Nurnberg clash

Arsenal new signing Gabriel Jesus has lauded Ghana target Eddie Nketiah after Arsenal's win over FC Nürnberg

Gabriel Jesus scored twice in his first game as an Arsenal man as the Gunners secured a 5-3 victory over German side

Mohamed Elneny was also on target and the win was also helped by two own goals from the home side

Gabriel Jesus has praised Eddie Nketiah following their partnership in Arsenal's 5-3 win over FC Nürnberg on Friday in a pre-season friendly.

The Brazilian, who recently completed a £45million transfer from Manchester City, was instrumental in his side’s victory in Germany.

Jesus scored twice in his first game as an Arsenal man as the Gunners secured the resounding victory over the German side.

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Jesus linked up well with Nketiah, who provided him with the assist for in the game against Nurnberg.

Speaking after the game, Jesus said, quoted by FootballGhana:

"It was so good to play with Eddie."

"We’re both together and make short passes that’s good. Two strikers there is a little bit different. We have a lot of qualities and it was so good to play with him."

Last season, Nketiah played 21 games in the Premier League, scored five goals, and provided one assist for Mikel Arteta's side as they finished 5th on the league table.

Arsenal have handed him a new long-term contract and has been handed jersey No.14 which was worn by Arsenal legend Henry between 1999 and 2007, with the Frenchman scoring 228 goals for the Gunners in two separate spells.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Eddie Nketiah is up and running as he bagged a hat trick for Arsenal in a preseason friendly against lower-tier side Ipswich Town.

Nketiah, who was assigned the iconic No.14 jersey after he penned a new deal with the Gunners, proved he is more than capable of filling the big shoes of Aubameyang as Arsenal's leading marksman.

Eddie's treble and solitary strikes from Belgian midfielder Sambi Lokonga and Folarin Balogun were enough to hand Mikel Arteta's charges a comfortable 5-1 win in their first outing in preseason.