Gabriel Jesus opened up on his special bond with Arsenal's fans after his goalscoring contribution in the Gunners' 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest.

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• Arsenal win at Nottingham Forest
• Jesus scores in City Ground victory
• Brazilian sends message to fans

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Arsenal cut Liverpool's lead at the top of the Premier League to two points thanks to goals from Jesus and Bukayo Saka at City Ground, with Taiwo Awoniyi grabbing a late consolation strike. After the match, striker Jesus sent a message to the Gunners' fans after his third Premier League goal of the season.

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  WHAT GABRIEL JESUS SAID

  The former Manchester City man told about Arsenal's fans: "It is all about trust, I arrived at the club with patience and desire to improve, I think I am doing good. Unfortunately I have been injured, but I don't want [that]. I got kicked in training so I had some problems again, but I am working hard and doing everything to be on the on the pitch."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Questions have been asked about whether Arsenal need another striker as Jesus and Eddie Nketiah have scored just eight goals in 36 Premier League games combined. While that may still be the case, the Brazilian international's goalscoring contribution breathed new life into the Gunners' title charge.

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• WHAT NEXT?

  Arsenal, who could fall five points behind Liverpool if they beat Chelsea on Wednesday and Manchester City could leapfrog them into second if they come out on top against Burnley, host Jurgen Klopp's men in a crunch clash at the Emirates on February 4.

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