Oleksandr Zinchenko hails 'incredible' Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus

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Oleksandr Zinchenko hails 'incredible' Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus

Oleksandr Zinchenko has hailed the abilities of Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus after Arsenal's fast start to the new Premier League season.

The 25-year-old arrived at the Emirates Stadium from Manchester City this summer as one of Mikel Arteta's main summer signings.

Alongside teammate Jesus, who also opted to leave Premier League champions City for Arsenal, Zinchenko has hit the ground running, and has played a key role in wins over Crystal Palace and Leicester.

Martinelli has also showed what he can do in both outings, scoring in each game, while Jesus was in inspired form against Leicester. The Brazilian netted twice - his first goal a sumptuous curled finish into the top corner - and he could conceivably have scored four or five were it not for good saves from Leicester goalkeeper Danny Ward.

Zinchenko isn't surprised by what he's seen from Jesus, and has also backed "real diamond" Martinelli to be a huge star in the future. The Ukrainian has also revealed what it's like to compete with Kieran Tierney for a starting berth, having taken the Scot's position at left-back for the first two games.