NEW DELHI: Arsenal maintained management of the Premier League title race with a 4-1 defeat of Leeds United on Saturday. Gabriel Jesus scored his first objectives for six months in his staff’s win.
Jesus, beginning his first league recreation since coming back from a knee damage final month, transformed a Thirty fifth-minute penalty after being caught within the field by Luke Ayling.
Ben White doubled Arsenal’s benefit from Gabriel Martinelli’s move earlier than Brazilian Jesus, signed from Manchester City final summer season, struck once more from shut vary within the fifty fifth minute from Leandro Trossard’s help.
Leeds had troubled Arsenal within the opening interval however as soon as Jesus put the hosts forward it was comparatively plain crusing as they restored their eight-point lead over champions Man City.
The guests did increase a number of jitters within the dwelling crowd when Rasmus Kristensen’s deflected shot gave the guests a 76th-minute lifeline however Granit Xhaka’s header secured one other three factors in Arsenal’s quest for a primary title since 2004.
Jesus, beginning his first league recreation since coming back from a knee damage final month, transformed a Thirty fifth-minute penalty after being caught within the field by Luke Ayling.
Ben White doubled Arsenal’s benefit from Gabriel Martinelli’s move earlier than Brazilian Jesus, signed from Manchester City final summer season, struck once more from shut vary within the fifty fifth minute from Leandro Trossard’s help.
Leeds had troubled Arsenal within the opening interval however as soon as Jesus put the hosts forward it was comparatively plain crusing as they restored their eight-point lead over champions Man City.
The guests did increase a number of jitters within the dwelling crowd when Rasmus Kristensen’s deflected shot gave the guests a 76th-minute lifeline however Granit Xhaka’s header secured one other three factors in Arsenal’s quest for a primary title since 2004.
City had earlier ramped up the stress on Mikel Arteta‘s aspect with a 4-1 thrashing of Liverpool.
Arsenal’s seventh successive league win moved them to 72 factors from 29 video games with City, who nonetheless must play the London membership at dwelling, on 64 having performed one recreation much less.
(With inputs from Reuters)
