The fact that he was able to produce such moments of individual brilliance having ran himself into the ground against Manchester City and Chelsea either side of a trip to south America for Brazil duty last week speaks to just how invaluable Jesus is. Arsenal want to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League this season, but there are few players who have actually done that before in their squad.
"He came here for a reason," Arteta said of the Brazilian in his post-match press conference. "I think he changed our world. He brought so much belief and energy to that team. He needs to step in in those moments. He’s done that. That’s when a player becomes accountable for the team. We need those players to win games."
Even a goal and assist as beautiful as the one Jesus managed in Seville will likely not stop Arsenal fans from claiming they desperately need a better No.9 come January. They don't realise how good the one they've got already is, though. There's a possibility Jesus could be out for the weekend's game after being withdrawn with a hamstring issue that Arteta admitted was "worrying". Perhaps that will be what it takes for the calls for a new striker to mellow just a little.
Good and bad of David Raya
With Aaron Ramsdale available again for the trip to Sevilla there always going to be extra scrutiny on David Raya. At Chelsea he struggled to convince for the third game in a row, and while your mileage may vary on how much he was at fault for Mykhailo Mudryk's fluke second goal, there could be little doubt that his playing out from the back left plenty to be desired.
The Spaniard has cut a figure of a man struggling to cope with the pressure of the battle for the Arsenal No.1 shirt. At Brentford a 'mistake' like the one for Mudryk's goal could largely be swept under the carpet. At Arsenal, though, it has morphed into a national talking point, such is the intensity of the scrutiny he's under.
You can hardly blame Raya. This is the first time in his career that he's been under the spotlight like this. Mikel Arteta insisted that he hasn't seen a drop in confidence from his compatriot, though.
The early exchanges in Seville reflected that to be largely true. Gabriel Martinelli's huge chance to open the scoring within the first 10 minutes began courtesy of Raya's patient build up from the back, and had the Brazilian poked the ball home the goal would undoubtedly have been fodder for YouTube compilations for years to come.
For all that good that Raya brings to the team, though, the ricks that have seen jitters of concern spread across the Arsenal fanbase in recent weeks were all still on full display. Firstly, the 27-year-old was caught out when playing the exact pass out to the right-back that had allowed Lens a route back into the game last time out in the Champions League. Then there was a mistake playing a short pass out under zero pressure similar to his one that nearly gifted Cole Palmer a goal at Stamford Bridge, and were it not for a poor touch from Dodi Lukebakio, Sevilla could have had the lead.
Raya is often praised for his composure and willingness to stick to the game plan. But as Arsenal tried to run the clock down by taking a slow and short goal kick just after the hour mark, amid a cacophony of boos from the home crowd the Spaniard instantly went long.
This sparked a confused reaction from Gabriel who spread his arms as if to question his goalkeeper's decision. As Sevilla instantly had an effort on goal in the next move from Mariano Diaz that only narrowly went over the Brazilian took a moment to have a word with Raya to seemingly tell him to stick more to what they had planned. The nadir of the night nearly came in the dying seconds, however, as a skewed punch under little pressure from a cross looped fortunately onto the roof of the net.
It was a night when we saw the good and bad of what Raya has to offer. But given that Aaron Ramsdale has done very little wrong to deserve being dropped, it's becoming increasingly difficult to believe Arteta when he says he picks the goalkeeping position on form like any other.
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