Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has raved about Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli after the 1-1 draw against Liverpool this evening. Mikel Arteta named his strongest...
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has raved about Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli after the 1-1 draw against Liverpool this evening.
Mikel Arteta named his strongest available lineup for the game at Anfield today, and it was a really entertaining game. Martinelli seems to have impressed Carragher.
Jamie Carragher says Arsenal�s Gabriel Martinelli was �electric� vs Liverpool
Arsenal started the game brilliantly against Liverpool at Anfield this evening.
The Gunners were all over Jurgen Klopp�s side in the early exchanges of the game, and it took us just four minutes to open the scoring.
Gabriel Magalhaes headed in a lovely cross from Martin Odegaard, and we really believed Liverpool were there for the taking at that point. However, the Reds bounced back through Mohamed Salah to make it 1-1, and that�s how the game ended.
Speaking during Sky Sports� broadcast of the game this evening, Jamie Carragher singled out one Arsenal player for causing Liverpool problems � Gabriel Martinelli.
The Brazilian was always an outlet for us to go forward, and Carragher appears to have loved his pace and ability to run with the ball.
�Martinelli has been electric in this game,� he said.
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Martinelli was actually really poor vs Liverpool
Gabriel Martinelli�s pace gave us a lot of hope early on in the game, but the Arsenal winger really struggled to get going.
He found himself one-on-one against Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate on a few occasions, but he couldn�t make the most of those situations.
Martinelli, who was given a 6/10 on Arsenal Insider�s player ratings following the draw against Liverpool, also looked hesitant to make runs into the box when the ball was on the opposite side. He missed out on a couple of good opportunities as a result.
The Brazilian�s electric pace is the cause of nightmares for every defender in the Premier League, but he will have to do a lot more than he did at Anfield today to fulfil his massive potential.
