Although I ended their chance of winning the league title last night but I must confess I have never played against such a dangerously aggressive player like Him before,my dream is to play together with Him one day”, Brighton Hero Jao Pedro reveals the ONE Arsenal player that really surprised Him last night – Not Nwaneri and Not Partey

Matt Upson lauded one Arsenal player after dangerous behavior from the player was seen in the Gunners’ 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday night. Second-half penalty from Joao Pedro generates to salvage the rest to the Seagulls on home shores after the Brighton striker clashed heads with William Saliba within the Arsenal box.

Becoming the first man to make history by scoring in the first half at Brighton, Ethan Nwaneri put Arsenal ahead 1-0 after which a second goal seemed possible. Arsenal struggled to create chances in this match to get some distance from Brighton after Nwaneri had opened with the 15th minute. But the Amex Stadium outfit did pit the better shots to setting up Pedro to score a penalty against David Raya and level in the 61st.

Matt Upson praises Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus for his ‘dangerous’ runs against Brighton. Scarcely any opportunities were available to Arsenal away at Brighton after they let slip into a one-goal lead, adding even more points to their Premier League title race with Liverpool, who now also have two games in hand. The Reds play Manchester United on Sunday and have an opportunity to go eight points clear at the top.

Yet, despite not scoring or assisting down south, Gabriel Jesus still managed to impress Upson through the Arsenal forward’s movements away at Brighton. The former Gunners and Seagulls centrehalf believed that Jesus gave Brighton’s defenders headaches due to his agility.

“Gabriel Jesus is that kind of wriggle which is dangerous,” Upson said on BBC Radio 5 Live. “The change of direction is very straightforward. He is really hard for a defender to cope with.”

The Arsenal forward has won only three out of 10 ground duels at Brighton.

It was another Premier League start: the sixth for Jesus in what has been his possible 17 appearances in 18 games this season, before Arsenal and Brighton shared the spoils after a 1-1 contest at Brighton this Saturday night. The 27-year-old could not increase his goals for the season, remaining at three goals for the season thus far failing to score in successive matches.

Finally, he got on the scoresheet this season when the Brazilian netted his first two goals of the season during Arsenal’s 5-1 rout of Crystal Palace on December 21. However, Mikel Arteta would not see that form lead to goals in a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town, before Jesus scored one as Arsenal beat Brentford 3-1.

And while Upson appreciated the movement by the Sao Paulo native at the Amex, this is where Jesus’ on-and-off form continued as Arsenal played to a 1-all tie against Brighton. His dynamic running also only led to two shots with one on target plus two chances created and two big chances missed on Saturday.

Surprisingly, Jesus also won only three from the Arsenal forward’s 10 ground duels, although Upson felt he was difficult for Brighton’s defenders to cope with. Only Seagulls pair Pedro and Pervis Estupinan, plus Arsenal’s Mikel Merino, attempted as many duels, but they won six, five, and four, respectively.