The 24-year-old made a horrendous mistake to allow Aleksandar Mitrovic to put the newly-promoted side ahead against the run of play.
The Gunners kept up the pressure and soon found an equalizer when captain Martin Odegaard calmly finished just after the hour mark. Five minutes before full-time, Gabriel made up for his earlier error when he bundled the ball home following a Gabriel Martinelli corner.
The victory kept Arsenal’s 100 percent win rate to start the season alive and Arteta praised his centre-back after the full-time whistle. The Spanish boss was clearly delighted with the way his team fought back against their London rivals as he stated (as quoted by The Express):
Gabriel has started the season in spectacular fashion, with the Brazilian international playing every minute of the Gunners campaign so far this term.
Mikel Arteta delighted with how Arsenal responded to going a goal down
The north London side continued their incredibly impressive start to the season and they remain atop the Premier League table.
Arteta was full of praise for his team following the full-time whistle, as he told Sky Sports (as quoted by BBC Sport):
The Arsenal boss later told Match of the Day:
Arteta further added on Gabriel:
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