Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has urged Gabriel Martinelli and others to be more ruthless in front of goal after the game against Sevilla last night.

The Gunners deservedly picked up a 2-1 win at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Goals from the two Brazilians – Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus – gave them the win, but the game should’ve been over long before it finished.

Although Arsenal’s start to the season has been excellent in terms of points and standings, they haven’t performed as well as they did the previous year.

Although Mikel Arteta has strengthened his team’s defense, their assault hasn’t been as effective as he would have liked for many reasons.

What has made it worse is the fact that his players are missing plenty of chances that they should be scoring.

In the game against Sevilla last night, Martinelli had a huge chance to score early in the game. However, the Brazilian’s shot was saved by the goalkeeper.

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Speaking after the game, Arteta brought that miss up and admitted his side needs to be more ruthless.

He said, as per Arsenal.com: “We missed some chances, especially the one with Gabi [Martinelli]. In the Champions League, you aren’t going to create that many, and you have to be ruthless.

“It’s a shame because we started the second half really well again, scored the goal, and we had big chances to score the third one and we didn’t.”

Arteta is correct; Martinelli ought to have scored last night when he had that opportunity.

With his strong foot and a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper, all Arsenal supporters anticipated a bulging net. His shot was sadly saved.

But Martinelli’s well-executed goal shortly before halftime made up for his error. Gabriel Jesus gushed about his young comrade as well, sending him through on goal following a great display of brilliance.

But Arsenal might have paid a price for the error on an other day. In the upcoming days, weeks, and months, Martinelli and company must be even more brutal.