VIDEO : Gabriel Jesus Show why is better than Haaland, Rashford, Mohamed Salah With is brilliant dribble skills...

Gebriel Jesus prove to be a real Brazilian by humiliating every Premier League defender with is brilliant dribble skills just like Ronaldo and Ronaldinho did in their time.

Gabriel Jesus as been outstanding this season help Arsenal on top of the table.

The data illustrates how prolific a dribbler Jesus is, in the Premier League this season he has attempted 5.42 take-ons per 90, more than anyone else in the Arsenal squad. Saka attempts 4.61 and Martinelli 4.37 per 90. Jesus’ 44% success rate also outstrips the players that flank him in the front three. As Arsenal fans we talk a lot about the number of times that Bukayo Saka is fouled but the data also shows that Jesus is fouled more frequently (2.71 times per 90) than Bukayo (1.79 times per 90).

Much like Martinelli, Jesus is not an especially elegant dribbler, aesthetically speaking. Jesus operates in even tighter spaces than the average winger, he has a collection of shimmies and feints but, really, he is not interested in aesthetics. It’s a symptom of his intensity, he treats taking players on almost like a physical duel.

“You can pass the ball, of course and try combination play but when you can dribble as well, that means that teams have to cover all the time. When they have to cover, that’s when you get the free player. That’s so important, whenever the defending team doesn’t give that cover, we need to take her on one v one all the time because that forces them next time to cover more and that leaves us a free player to pass to.

“A team that never dribbles in those situations just tells the defending team that they don’t need to give cover, their central defender doesn’t need to come out and the midfielder doesn’t need to come back and that means that it’s easy for teams to resist pressure.” This was Arsenal Women manager Jonas Eidevall’s response to me back in September when I asked him about the importance of Caitlin Foord’s dribbling and willingness to take on defenders.

At Anfield on Sunday, Jesus is stationed on the left wing while Martinelli scores a striker’s goal in the centre of the penalty area. When Arsenal went 2-0 ahead, it was because Martinelli sent a traditional winger style cross from the left wing to Jesus’ head in the penalty area. Arsenal’s first goal did not conform to the formation graphic you might have seen on a screen ahead of the game, the second goal certainly did.

Trossard made a huge contribution to Arsenal and Martinelli’s re-vitalisation, his movement and ability to hold the ball in tight spaces, as well as his appreciation of attacking rotations, provided an instant boon to an ailing front line. However, the return of Gabriel Jesus is even more significant. He shares Trossard’s understanding of attacking rotations and when to move to the left so that Xhaka and Martinelli can make provocative runs.

Jesus has an added intensity compared to Trossard. The Belgian is highly tuned and technically proficient in small spaces and he causes opposition defences conniptions in a more ‘low key’ manner. Gabriel Jesus does the same thing but far more quickly but it’s his dribbling that really sets him apart in the centre-forward position.