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Gabriel Jesus interview: Arteta vs Guardiola, Arsenal's title race & more
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Transfer window
Mikel [Arteta] called Pep [Guardiola] and asked, 'I want to sign Gabi.' Pep just said to me, 'It was six months before the season finished, and he just said, 'No, I want you to stay, but you decide.'
Brazil national team
Neymar is, without question, technically our best player. People sometimes doubt his fitness or complain about how he lived his life, but as soon as he gets fit and is playing, he needs to be there.
Arsenal mentality
I remember my first chat with some of the boys in the preseason, I said, 'We are playing good, we can win the league.' And then a few of them were laughing and said, 'Oh, maybe you signed for the wrong club.'
Arsenal dressing room
I have been in teams where players nearly fight in the dressing room. It wasn't the case in that draw against Wolves, but there were strong words. Not accusing each other, but more like, 'We need to step on it and do better.'
Arsenal ambitions
If I have to choose [between Premier League and Champions League], obviously it's Champions League.
Manager analysis
I think it's about time for Mikel to reach another level as well. But still, he's an amazing coach. Obviously, I'm glad to be coached by him.
Premier League title race
We still don't have it [the title]. So we cannot be scared of losing something that we don't have. We need to go there and just game by game, try to win.
Injury update
When the doctor says to me it could be an ACL, I was like, 'Oh my days, a difficult time is coming.' And when they come to me and say it's between 12-13 months, I was like, 'Nah.' I was very scared.
Player legacy
If you ask me one player that comes to my mind straightaway, I say R9 [Ronaldo]. Everything, even after suffering such a tough injury that he had like two or three, I realized that that guy was a beast.
Tactical analysis
Set pieces will win you a tournament or World Cup or Champions League; it wins you a game. So it's part of football. We are taking this point for us to win in so many different ways.
Player form
Saliba is funny. I call him a beast, like Zinchenko calls him a Rolls-Royce. And he said, 'You know why I'm good? Because I train against you every day.'
