Jesus is considered to be one of the most skilful players in the Arsenal squad<\/a>, which we saw against Villa, as the 28-year-old came on and scored within 55 seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rank Arsenal\u2019s four strikers from best to worst\u2026 <\/p>\n Is Gyokeres now Arsenal’s fourth choice striker?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Reports in Brazil think Gabriel Jesus\u2019 goal could be the start of his World Cup bid<\/p>\n The return of Mikel Arteta\u2019s<\/a> 2022 signing couldn\u2019t have come at a better time, as Jesus makes Arsenal better<\/a>, and the squad needs to up their game in front of goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s not just joyous timing for the Gunners, but for Jesus<\/a> too, whose goal against the Villans might\u2019ve stood for so much more than merely Arsenal\u2019s fourth of the night.\u00a0<\/p>\n Writing for Brazilian newspaper Correio Braziliense<\/a>, journalist Marcos Paulo Lima reacted to Jesus\u2019 goal, exploring what it could mean ahead of the 2026 World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n Lima noted that within seconds of coming on the pitch, the striker showed two qualities that Carlo Ancelotti is demanding, \u2018movement and collective football\u2019. <\/p>\n Considering that Ancelotti has openly admitted that Brazil need a striker<\/a>, there\u2019s always been a distant hope that Jesus could make the cut, a distance that shrank considerably against Villa.\u00a0<\/p>\n The most poignant part of Lima\u2019s piece was that he described the significance of Jesus\u2019 goal against Villa as the \u2018weight of two\u2019 in Ancelotti\u2019s eyes, doubling its importance. <\/p>\n Jesus has already proven that his transfer decision was right<\/p>\n Jesus has already been to two World Cups with Brazil, but has only made eight appearances and has yet to experience scoring at the tournament. <\/p>\n The striker\u2019s goal against Villa could symbolise the start of significant change in his career, which only emphasises how right he was when speaking about his future at Arsenal. <\/p>\n How many goals will Gabriel Jesus score from now until the end of the season? Will he outscore Viktor Gyokeres? <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n![\"Arsenal's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kai-Havertz-Viktor-Gyokeres-Mikel-Merino-Gabriel-Jesus-2-819x1024.png\")
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