Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus has blasted his team’s failure to “kill” the game against Manchester United, as their unbeaten start to the new Premier League season came to an end at Old Trafford.
Mikel Arteta’s squad threatened the Red Devils backline and had the majority of possession in the second half, but they were caught off guard by Antony’s debut goal.
Arsenal did not give up and equalised in the second half through Bukayo Saka, but two Marcus Rashford goals condemned Arteta’s team to defeat at the Theatre of Dreams.
Jesus himself threatened the United defence without scoring, and the Brazilian has accepted that his team was punished for not being clinical enough.
What Has Gabriel Jesus Said On Arsenal’s Defeat?
“The feeling is frustration, because we control the game and were better than them. And then we just concede. But now is the time to learn from it and improve,” Jesus told the Evening Standard.
“We are doing so well this season, but there are still things to improve for everyone. Everyone is together and we stick together until the end, and that’s it.
“We came to play against a strong opponent and it’s always hard, it’s the Premier League. So we are not happy, because we played so much better [than United].
“But that’s football, if you don’t go there and kill, you are going to have a big problem — and that’s what happened today.”
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While acknowledging that Arsenal lacked a brutal edge at Old Trafford, Jesus maintained that the Gunners have had a fantastic start to the season with a youthful squad.
“If you look at our team, you can see we are still young. It is the youngest team in the League, in the toughest league of the world. We are playing so good and then we play against an opponent, who is young as well, but we have to learn from it,” Jesus added.
“We are playing so well, so good, but no one is perfect. No team in the world is perfect and we have to play to try to score and don’t concede.
“That’s football and we are doing this, but sometimes the opponent has quality as well. They come and they can score. I think now it is our challenge to improve a lot of things and come back strong.”
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