Ian Wright has passionately advised Mikel Arteta to include striker Gabriel Jesus in Arsenal’s starting lineup as they prepare to face Tottenham in the highly anticipated North London derby this Sunday.
The upcoming clash between Arsenal and Tottenham promises to be an epic showdown, with both teams in excellent Premier League form. Going into this match, both sides share identical records of four wins and one draw. A victory in this fixture would bring them within just two points of the league leaders, Manchester City.
With Arteta rotating between Jesus, Eddie Nketiah, Leandro Trossard and Havertz in recent games, it remains unclear who among the trio would start on Sunday.
“If I’m in Eddie’s shoes, I make sure that when I’m on there, whatever half chance I get I take it and I’m ruthless with it,’ the former striker said on the Wrighty’s House podcast.
“Because if this guy [Jesus] is fit, he must play. He brings it to another place.
“I’m not saying this as a knock to Eddie, but he has to do something like that so people aren’t so worried when Jesus isn’t around Jesus is an entity on his own with the way he’s playing.”
“His work rate, his finishing, everything he does: that is his main strength.
“Eddie’s is taking chances. He could’ve had a couple more at the start of the season to put him into that, and he has to do that, because if Jesus continues like he is there is no conversation, he’s so good.”
Jesus has started just once this season but still managed to score twice in four appearances, averaging a goal every 54 minutes, while Nketiah has two goals in six games with a strike every 174 minutes.
