Gabriel Martinelli gives Arsenal timely boost as winger shows signs of his best form ahead of Liverpool clash

As Arsenal’s injuries proceed to heap up, Mikel Arteta tin astatine slightest respire a suspiration of alleviation that Gabriel Martinelli is acceptable and firing.

Martinelli was a uncommon agleam spark for Arsenal against Shakhtar Donetsk successful what was a mostly turgid and tepid performance.

The winger struggled aboriginal successful the play but determination are signs helium is present getting backmost to his best.

He looked fresher than anybody other connected that transportation ... helium had different gear, added different level of threat

Mikel Arteta connected Gabriel Martinelli

Prior to that, Martinelli had been giving Shakhtar right-back Yukhym Konoplya a torrid time, turning him wrong retired connected much than 1 occasion.

The Brazilian was playing with the assurance that helium had shown earlier the planetary break, erstwhile helium recovered the nett successful successive Premier League games against Leicester and Southampton.

A calf contented portion Martinelli was distant with Brazil forced him to beryllium connected the seat for past Saturday’s 2-0 decision to Bournemouth and his agleam cameo was lone dampened by his inability to decorativeness Arsenal’s champion accidental successful that game.

“He looked truly sharp, helium looked truly fresh, fresher than anybody other connected that pitch,” said Arteta aft Shakhtar.

“You noticed that against Bournemouth, you could archer that was different. He had different gear, helium added different level of threat, helium started the crippled truly good and helium had a large show today.”

With Arsenal sweating connected the fittingness of Bukayo Saka connected the different flank up of Sunday’s crippled against Liverpool, the signifier of Martinelli is crucial.

He whitethorn person to transportation the unit of being their biggest limb retired wide, with some Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling failing to drawback the oculus against Shakhtar.

Martinelli gives Arsenal a directness and thrust they different lack, and that volition beryllium adjacent much important against Liverpool.

The Gunners person struggled to predominate games similar that usually bash without Martin Odegaard successful midfield and truthful hitting Liverpool connected the antagonistic with gait whitethorn beryllium to beryllium their champion solution.

Martinelli has an awesome grounds against Liverpool, scoring 3 times successful his past 4 Premier League games against them.

He has routinely had joyousness against Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, exposing his antiaircraft frailties.

Former Liverpool brag Jurgen Kloop often hailed Martinelli aft Liverpool encounters and Arsenal volition anticipation Arne Slot is doing the aforesaid aft Sunday.

Martinelli had a pugnacious past season, scoring conscionable six Premier League goals, but the twelvemonth earlier helium was Arsenal’s apical scorer with 15.

At that time, Martinelli was keeping gait with Saka arsenic the 2 developed. But much precocious helium has been near behind.

Saka has taken his crippled to different level and the situation for Martinelli is to present the aforesaid from the different flank.

Liverpool connected Sunday - particularly if Arsenal are without Saka - would beryllium the cleanable infinitesimal for Martinelli to amusement helium is genuinely backmost to his best.