‘One Of His Best Performances’ ‘Gives Me The VVD Vibe’ Fans Praise Arsenal Star For His Part In Olympiakos Win

‘One Of His Best Performances’ ‘Gives Me The VVD Vibe’ Fans Praise Arsenal Star For His Part In Olympiakos Win

Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes scored a vital goal, and also came up with an assist, as the Gunners secured a 3-1 win over Olympiakos last night.

The Brazilian was surprisingly selected ahead of the in-form Pablo Mari for the game by Mikel Arteta but the manager’s faith was repaid with an excellent performance.


As well as scoring with a pinpoint accurate header to put Arsenal 2-1 up, Gabriel was also awarded the assist for Mohamed Elneny’s long-range strike which sealed victory. Fans on Twitter were delighted with the defender’s display:

It will be interesting to see who Arteta starts in the North London derby this weekend. Both Gabriel and Pablo Mari are left-footed so there isn’t room for both in the back four.

Whoever is given the nod, though, we should expect them to put in a great performance, considering their recent form. Arteta won’t be complaining about having some positive selection dilemmas for once.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.