MAIN MAN MARTINELLI Fresh from his brace against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup third round last month, Gabriel Martinelli showed his prowess as a centre forward with two more goals here. Signed primarily as a left winger, he was used centrally again tonight – as he was against Forest – and both goals bore the hallmarks of a traditional No 9. His first was a superb header from Kieran Tierney's whipped in cross, in front of the near post. Just 131 seconds he got his second, and fourth in his nascent Gunners career. Reiss Nelson found him inside the area this time, and the 18-year-old Brazilian showed great composure to shift the ball onto his right foot before rifling into the...
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