Premier League: Gabriel Jesus stars as Arsenal beat Leicester City 4-2

Gabriel Jesus didnt take long to make an impression at the Emirates stadium The Brazil striker marked his home debut for Arsenal with two goals and two assists in a 42 win against Leicester in the Premier League on SaturdayJesus who joined from Manchester City as Arsenals marquee summer signing so far opened his account for the Gunners in the 23rd minute with a brilliant curling finish He got his second in the 35th from a header and had several chances to finish the game at Emirates Stadium with a hat trickThe two times Leicester found itself back in the match Arsenal responded right awayThe visitors made it 21 from an own goal by William Saliba in the 53rd but Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka restored the home sides twogoal cushion two minutes later Xhaka scored after Jesus poked a loose ball into his path after Leicester goalkeeper Danny Ward failed to hold on to a routine cross into the box and collided with defender Wesley FofanaLeicester attacking midfielder James Maddison made it 32 in the 74th when he sent a low shot through the legs of Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron RamsdaleA nervous murmur went through the crowd but the Arsenal team didnt panic as it did in similar situations in recent seasons Jesus drove forward just a minute later and squared the ball to forward Gabriel Martinelli who fired a leftfooted shot from just outside the area to beat Ward at the back post to make it 42Also Read Premier League Gerrard wins duel with Lampard to get Aston Villa off the markLeicester also had a penalty decision overturned just before halftime after the referee first pointed to the spot and then was asked to review a coming together of Ramsdale and Leicester forward Jamie Vardy in the boxOn a hot day when the mercury hit around 33 C 91 F six goals and the pace of the game took a lot out of the players and water breaks were needed in each half The result means that Arsenal has won both of its opening league games with Leicester drawing its first matchJesus was the focus of Arsenals attack throughout the match with teammates trying to get him the ball at every opportunity For his first goal he took one touch after receiving a pass from Xhaka set himself and then bent a shot that took a slight deflection to sail in past WardJesus got a bit of help for his second from Vardy The Leicester forward flicked the ball backward across the face of goal from a corner and Jesus headed into an empty net at the back postThe striker nearly scored a hat trick before halftime when he dominated Leicester defender Jonny Evans with his back to goal spun around him into the box and fired a low shot saved by Ward He had multiple chances in the second half as wellUnlike Arsenal Leicester has been very quiet in the transfer market The team only announced its first signing of the transfer window on the eve of Saturdays match Alex Smithies a 32yearold backup goalkeeper who most recently played for Cardiff signed with the Foxes on a twoyear dealThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever