Gabriel Martinelli is promising to become Arsenal's clutch player again. The Brazil international broke the deadlock in his side's Premier League encounter with Aston Villa as the hosts aim to keep pace with leaders Liverpool at the summit. Arsenal player ratings vs Tottenham: Gabriel a rock as Myles Lewis-Skelly looks at home on the biggest stage

Arsenal fans were pleased to see Brazilian winger Gabriel Martinelli performing back to his full potential against Aston Villa. Arsenal took the lead against Aston Villa in the 35th minute after a wonderful Leandro Trossard cross was turned home by Gabriel Martinelli.

Arsenal attacker Gabriel Martinelli admitted frustration after their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa. Martinelli opened the scoring for the Gunners as they blew a 2-0 lead to drop more points in the title race. He later said, "We wanted to win the game. That was our goal. We tried our best. We didn't win. We have to keep going and trust in ourselves.

Arsenal find their breakthrough as Leandro Trossard's cross finds Gabriel Martinelli in front of goal, where the Brazilian's strike is initially saved but crosses the line to make it 1-0 at the Emirates.

Aston Villa came back from 2-0 down to rescue a draw against Arsenal in the Premier League. Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz scored either side of half-time to put the home side in a commanding position, but they were pegged back.

Gabriel Martinelli has voiced his disappointment after Arsenal surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Aston Villa, further denting their chances in the Premier League title race. The Gunners were fully aware of the importance of this match,

Emery's players have now won 13 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season with only Manchester City (14) and Liverpool (14) having recovered more

The result meant that the Gunners now trail Premier League leaders Liverpool by six points, having played one game more

Mikel Arteta hinted that injuries to his Arsenal squad are close to ending their Premier League challenge following a crushing 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at the Emirates. And the Spaniard says his side simply do not have the squad to compete with Liverpool.

Mikel Arteta has admitted he is "very worried" about William Saliba's injury after the Arsenal defender missed Saturday's 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Arsenal is going through a critical moment. The long-term injury to Gabriel Jesus has left the team without their main offensive reference, and Arteta believes that the lack of squad depth is limiting the club's aspirations.