Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus affirmed that he "feels at home" at the Emirates Stadium after helping the Gunners to a dominant 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday's North London derby.
The 25-year-old had already made a stellar start to life in North London with four Premier League goals in seven games and was a constant threat in the final third against Spurs.
Jesus scored Arsenal's second goal of the day just after half time to restore their one-goal lead, reacting quickest after Hugo Lloris had spilled Bukayo Saka's shot into a dangerous area.
Cristian Romero failed to deal with the danger and ended up poking the ball back into the direction of Lloris, and it squirmed under the Frenchman's grasp before Jesus poked home into an empty net.
Speaking to BT Sport after the game, Jesus expressed his delight at finally scoring a derby goal in the Premier League and affirmed that he has been "really happy" in North London so far.
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"To be honest it's the second time I scored in a derby. The first was for Brazil against Argentina. I'm very happy, I want to score in every game and the way the team played from the first minute showed how we wanted to play," Jesus said.
"We deserved to win, I don't know how many chances we created. I am feeling at home because of the guys, the staff, the club and it's helped a lot. I'm really happy here and we are in a good way."
Before Jesus struck his fifth goal of the Premier League season, Thomas Partey had given Mikel Arteta's side the lead with a magnificent long-range effort into the top corner before Gabriel Magalhaes brought down Richarlison in the penalty area.
Harry Kane stepped up to convert the spot kick - his 100th goal away from home in the Premier League - but Jesus poked home in the second half before Granit Xhaka added a third for the hosts, and Tottenham's day went from bad to worse when Emerson Royal received a straight red card for a studs-up tackle on Gabriel Martinelli.
Xhaka was also presented with the man of the match award after his well-taken finish past Lloris, and he believes that Arsenal were the stronger of the two teams right from the first whistle on Saturday.
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"We didn't have a lot of weeks to prepare because of the international break, but we saw yesterday in training that we were ready," Xhaka added. "From the first second I think we were the better team.
"After we conceded we were struggling a little bit, but in the second half we were much better and I am so happy to score and help the team to win. My first derby goal in England. I'm more than happy to help the team. The team is the most important thing."
Arsenal have moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League table after Saturday's derby win, and Manchester City will aim to cut the gap back down to one point when they meet Manchester United in Sunday's Manchester derby.
Arteta's side will aim to keep their momentum going when they tackle Bodo/Glimt in Thursday's Europa League group-stage clash, as Spurs prepare for battle against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Ben Knapton
