Having been sent off against Chelsea, it has emerged that Gabriel feared the wrath of Arsenal fans, feeling he’d let them down.

But the Brazilian has spoken about how he was taken aback by the support he was given after the incident. Despite falling for Diego Costa’s tricks a little bit, there’s no question that anyone other than the Spanish international was to blame – something that surprised the former Villarreal man.

“As I walked off after being sent off against Chelsea I thought the fans would hate me,” he said, “but the support was unbelievable.

“I have been tested by Costa before in Spain, I think he knows that we were causing him issues, but this is life, we move on. I should have listened to my manager and Cech when they said not to react to Costa.

“We will play again,” he said sounding very much like a man who would be into the idea of some revenge, undoubtedly served cold.

He’s also spoken about his life at Arsenal, and how he’s learning defending from both Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny, and some key commands from the man in goal.

“I want to stay here for a very long time, I don’t speak the language yet but I feel at home and this club is perfect for me.

“Having two players to learn from like Per and Laurent is a gift from God. I am shadowing them and picking up lots of things. Iwant to learn more from Laurent he is really good at coming from behind and taking the ball, I’d like to bring that to my game

“Cech is a great keeper he talks to me a lot, I have learnt a few phrases that I know he will say, he is a leader.”

It’s so far so good for Gabriel, there’s a lot of promise there, and let’s hope he keeps growing into this team.

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