Gabriel Jesus has reserved special praise for two Arsenal teammates and insists he is ‘very confident’ the Gunners will clinch the Premier League title.

Mikel Arteta’s side boast a nine-point lead at the top of the table as they chase a first Premier League title since 2004.

Second-placed Manchester City have a game in hand in which they will try to close the gap and may have dealt Arsenal a psychological blow before the international break by winning the Carabao Cup final.

Thoughts of finishing second in the Premier League for the fourth year in a row may have been going through the Arsenal players’ minds after losing at Wembley but Jesus insists he ‘100% believes’ special things are coming.

Asked by Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand how confident he is that Arsenal will go on to win the title, Jesus said: ‘Very confident, very confident.

‘We are in a good place and we have an amazing squad. Not just the players who play most of the games but the whole squad.

‘I believe 100% that this season we are doing something.’

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