Arsenal star Kieran Tierney has revealed how much of a difference Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko have made to the side since joining us in the summer.
The two Manchester City boys are proven winners. They won almost everything during their time at the Etihad, and they seem to have brought that winning mentality to the Emirates as well.
Tierney has now shed some light on his first conversation with Jesus after he became an Arsenal player.
Kieran Tierney shares Gabriel Jesus’ first words to him after signing for Arsenal
Arsenal could’ve easily qualified for the Champions League last season, but back-to-back defeats to Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at the end of the campaign cost us that spot.
A lot was said about the Gunners and their mentality over the summer, but six months on now, everyone’s eating their words as Mikel Arteta’s side are on top of the Premier League table.
Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko – even though they’ve both missed a chunk of the campaign due to their respective injuries – have been one of the biggest reasons why we are where we are.
Kieran Tierney has now revealed the difference they’ve made and also what Jesus told him in a private conversation before he even kicked a ball as an Arsenal player.
The Scotsman told Arsenal.com: “The two Man City signings have really helped with that.
“Alex and Gabby have that experience of winning in this country – they have won at the highest level and have done it for years and years. They’ve won plenty of trophies in England.
“That was one of the first conversations I had with Gabby when he came in here. He said to me that he believed we could do it. Straight away when he came, without a ball being kicked all season, he said that.
“He said he had that feeling from playing against us last year. I think everyone could see we have been improving, raising our level, and we were getting better and close to reaching our goal. It was a sad end to the season, but I think people noticed us going the right way, and we’ve carried it on.
“Our challenge is to keep improving now and keep developing.”
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