Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus details thoughts ahead of big Mikel Arteta decision - 'I would never'
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Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus has claimed he would never ask Mikel Arteta for more game time as the Spaniard decides whether to play him this weekend following his hat-trick in the Carabao Cup. The Brazilian notched a superb treble against Crystal Palace in Arsenal's 3-2 win over the Eagles in the quarter-final clash and now the Gunners are preparing to face Oliver Glasner's men once again in the Premier League on Saturday.
Jesus has become a peripheral figure under Arteta this season. He's only started twice in the Premier League and has had to settle for more minutes in the cup competitions. The ex-Man City striker, who cost £50million when he joined in 2022, sent a big message to Arteta that he is ready for a more important role in the team with his brilliant hat-trick but the player himself insists he won't push his manager for more starts.
"I have knocked on a manager’s door only one time in my life,’ Jesus said, as reported by Metro. "I knocked on Pep Guardiola’s door – not to complain but to ask him what I could improve. I would never go to Mikel’s door and say, 'I want to play'.".
Jesus said his stats this season, which show he has scored four times in 21 appearances, don't reflect the difficulty of impressing with limited game time and claimed even if he scored more goals, there would be pressure for him to do more. "A lot of people don’t watch the game," he added. "They just see the stats the day after and see who scored. People say, ‘Gabby played 20 games and scored once’. But they don’t see I am coming on for five or ten minutes.
