Postpublished at 21:36 British Summer Time 31 August 2022
FT: Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa
Arsenal
Arsenal forward and matchwinner Gabriel Martinelli speaking to BT Sport: “We are delighted with the performance and the result as well. That is the spirit we need to keep for the whole season. We need to keep patient and we deserved the win and got the three points.
“We always try to score and we conceded from a set-piece. We were a bit upset but we scored again and that it the mentality we need to have.
On Gabriel Jesus' impact: "He makes our job so much easier. On He is a beast. He is everywhere on the pitch, we are so happy with him and we are lucky to have him here."