Gabriel Jesus praised Arsenal's Mikel Arteta.

Gabriel Jesus has stated that he is "free" at Arsenal and has admitted that the reason he left Manchester City was because he needed a change from Pep Guardiola. Gabriel Jesus is currently playing for Arsenal.

The 25-year-old forward moved to the Gunners in the summer for a transfer fee of £45 million after spending the previous five years at the Etihad, where he was awarded four Premier League medals in addition to five other significant honors. Since transferring to the south, Jesus has been an instrumental part of the Gunners' ascent to the top of the table after seven matches. The forward has contributed to the Gunners' success by scoring four goals and collecting three assists in that span.

Mikel Arteta deployed Jesus as his side's central striker and attacking focal point, which was something that happened all too infrequently at City. He has already been branded one of the purchases of the summer and has already been called one of the best signings. It is a plan that has been successful up to this point, as seen by the fact that Jesus is thriving and enjoying his football.

According to a quote given by Jesus to ESPN Brasil, "the thing was the way [Guardiola] understands football and what he wanted." "At that point, it was entirely up to you whether or not to accept it. If you choose not to accept it, I'll say "thank you," and then we can move on to the next challenge.

"For a time, I was able to make peace with it; however, there came a point when I declared, 'I want another thing for myself.' I thanked him and told him, "thanks for everything." He got it, and then we continued on.

"Things are done a little differently here at Arsenal. The football is played in a variety of ways, with different players and different strategies.

Gabriel Jesus scored a hat trick for Arsenal in their match against Brentford.

"Things were done differently at City. Observing the games will show you that the striker did not make a significant number of touches on the ball. And when it came time for a player to make contact with the ball, it was not the striker because [Guardiola] ultimately decided to put a midfielder in a position to be closer to the ball. It's all good. As a result, I made the decision to alter."

Jesus continued, "I had a lot of conversations with Arteta about Arsenal's playing style." "He is familiar with me, and I am familiar with him; I am aware of what he expects from me. Now that I'm free on the field, I'm going to play football with a smile on my face and give it my absolute best effort at all times.

This coming weekend, Arsenal will host Tottenham in the north London derby, which is shaping up to be the Gunners' most important game of the season thus far. The team managed by Antonio Conte is currently in third place in the table, just two places and one point below their rivals, with Manchester City sitting in the middle of the pack. The Gunners have the opportunity to increase their lead at the top of the table to four points, but a victory for Spurs would allow them to move ahead of Arsenal in the table.

He went on to say, "I've had some experience playing in derbies, such as when I played for Palmeiras, City, and Brazil." So I'm aware of what a derby is, but I've never actually participated in one between Arsenal and Tottenham. Because of this, it will be my very first derby, and I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will not only win my very first derby, but also all of the others that I participate in.