Gabriel Martinelli was on the scoresheet again in our big win at Selhurst Park on Saturday – his sixth goal against Crystal Palace.
Our Brazilian forward netted our fourth, turning home Declan Rice’s pass, after his compatriot Gabriel Jesus had already netted twice in the first half to make it five goals for him in the space of a few days.
“I'm so happy for him,” Martinelli said afterwards. “Not just me, I think the whole club is really happy for him. He really deserves that. He's a guy who tries to help everyone around the club: the youngest players, the oldest, everyone.
“He's a guy that deserves what he's been doing. So really happy with the goals that he scored midweek and today as well. Really happy.”
Martinelli was also delighted to be among the goals himself, he’s now five away from a half-century with us, and he said the team are playing with confidence going forward.
“I mean, that's our game,” he said. “We trust ourselves and we know the quality that we have in the team, so it's just the way that we go and just keep on doing what we're doing.
“I think we deserved the win and we did really well in the game. We performed really well so we deserved the win”
Six of Gabi’s 45 Gunners goals have come against Palace, that’s at least twice as many as he’s netted against any other opponent, though he has no explanation for that stat.
“I don't know (why). But yeah, it's true. I’m just happy with the goal today and the win.
“We are just trying to keep playing the way we play. And as I said, we trust ourselves and we know the quality that we have.”
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