Who scored the first goal at the emirates

Gabriel Jesus introduced himself to Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium by scoring a hat-trick on his home debut on Saturday.

Arsenal thrashed Sevilla 6-0 to win the Emirates Cup in their final pre-season game of 2022.

Bukayo Saka chipped in with two goals before Eddie Nketiah scored goal no.6 off the bench.

Four of the goals on Saturday came inside the opening 19 minutes as Mikel Arteta's side began the game in red-hot form.

Who scored the first goal at the emirates

Gabriel Jesus scored three goals on his first Arsenal appearance at the Emirates Stadium

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Saka opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Jesus finished well from crosses on 13 and 15 minutes.

England ace Saka then punished an error by Yassine Bounou to bag Arsenal's fourth.

Jesus completed his hat-trick in the second half with a sharp rebound after defender Gabriel had seen his initial effort cleared off the line.

Summer signing Jesus has now scored seven Arsenal goals in five pre-season appearances.

The form of Jesus could make it difficult for Nketiah to start Premier League games, but Arsenal's no.14 scored his second pre-season goal late on.

Arsenal were presented with the Emirates Cup trophy after the match.

The Emirates Cup was a four-team tournament held nine times between 2007 and 2017. It returned in 2019 as a one-off match when Arsenal lost 2-1 to Lyon.

This year's Emirates Cup was the 11th edition.

Arsenal have now won the trophy six times.

Who scored the first goal at the emirates

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard pictured lifting the Emirates Cup trophy

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  • Gabriel Jesus broke his goal-scoring duck for Arsenal as the Gunners continued their purple patch to the start of the Premier League with a win over Leicester City
  • The 25-year-old Brazilian forward notched a brace and two assists as Arsenal recorded back-to-back victories
  • Jesus will hope his brace against Leicester will be a good omen ahead of Arsenal's next league encounter against Bournemouth

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Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus opened his goal-scoring account for Arsenal in the Premier League with a peach of a goal in Arsenal's home game against Leicester City.

The 25-year-old forward ended his five-trophy-laden years with Manchester City when he completed a switch to Arsenal this summer and has since not looked back.

Jesus, who was in explosive form during pre-season - scoring seven goals in five games - did not get off the mark on his Premier League debut for the Gunners against Crystal Palace but it was only a matter of when and not how he will break his goalscoring duck.

Who scored the first goal at the emirates
Gabriel Jesus delivered a masterclass performance to open his goal-scoring account for Arsenal. Photo credit: @Arsenal
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In his first game at the Emirates Stadium, Jesus needed only 23 minutes to announce himself to the home crowd with a gem of a goal.

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How did Gabriel Jesus score his first goal for Arsenal?

In-from Xhaka teed off Jesus in the box and with a tree of legs scattered across the Leicester box, the Brazilian had a difficult task to engineer any move.

But out of his ingenuity and quick thinking, the Brazilian curled a beautiful effort to the top right corner of the post to get off the mark in style.

He will add his personal and Arsenal's second of the afternoon when he connected beautifully to a corner as Arsenal stretched their advantage over Leicester.

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that new Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus is officially the most selected player in the history of the Fantasy Premier League game, with a whopping 72.5% of virtual managers placing him in their squads.

Jesus signed for Arsenal for £45 million from Manchester City and despite initially looking like a gamble, the Brazilian has exceeded expectations, at least in pre-season.

He has scored seven goals on tour including an impressive hat trick as Arsenal completely destroyed Sevilla 6-0 over the weekend.

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Gabriel Jesus has scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal.

Signed from Manchester City to great fanfare this summer, the Emirates Stadium faithful really felt as though Jesus’ arrival signified the moment where they truly replaced Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The club was left short in attacking areas as their Champions League hopes faded away last season with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah hardly bringing about an avalanche of goals.

Excitement around Jesus at Arsenal

But there’s good reason to think that Jesus could be the man to lead Mikel Arteta’s front line for years to come because he’s taken to life as a club’s number one striker like a duck to water.

It’s one thing to thrive in pre-season – and boy did Jesus do that with a flurry of fabulous goals – but it’s no use if you don’t then go onto prove yourself in the Premier League.

And while Jesus enjoyed a solid debut as part of Arsenal‘s 2-0 win at Crystal Palace last weekend, it was the visit of Leicester City to Emirates Stadium that saw him truly announce himself.

That’s because he not only opened his goalscoring account with a first competitive strike, but he did so in a manner that will simply have Gooners drooling over his potential going forward.

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Jesus scores his first goal for Arsenal

Picking up the ball on the left-hand side, Jesus fed a pass to Gabriel Martinelli in the box who, under pressure from Wesley Fofana, got the ball back to his compatriot via a quick interchange with Granit Xhaka.

However, Jesus still didn’t look to have a clear shot at goal as the Foxes’ penalty area was thronged with players and the tight angle hardly made for an easy finish.

But try telling that to Jesus because he saw an opportunity that hardly anyone else had spotted, opening up his body and lifting a delightful shot towards the far top corner of Danny Ward’s goal.

And would we really be here if said shot hit the woodwork, sailed wide or ended up in Row Z? Of course not, so be sure to check out the stunning moment that Jesus opened his Arsenal account down below:

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