Eddie Nketiah responds to Gabriel Jesus Arsenal claim as Mikel Arteta faces huge dilemma

Arsenal news: Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah have both delivered their verdicts on the position battle after the Manchester United victory

Eddie Nketiah will not back down from the Arsenal challenge facing him after Gabriel Jesus scored off the bench in the 3-1 against Manchester United. Due to Jesus undergoing a minor knee operation, Nketiah has been given the nod in attack at the start of the season and duly repaid the faith shown by Mikel Arteta with two goals in four games.

Blanks over the weekend and against Crystal Palace may have followed games in which Nketiah scored, but in the victory over Palace he won the penalty which was converted by Martin Odegaard. A return after the international break was the expected outcome for Jesus, however he only came back off the bench in the final stages of Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Fulham.

“First of all, competition is always good - for me and for him," he stated. "In all positions when you have competition it's a good thing. From day one, I'm a big fan of Eddie because of the way he works and the way he trains is amazing. It's not easy to come from the academy at a massive club and fight to play in the first team.

"Congrats to him, he's doing so well and he deserves to be called in the England national team. For me personally, it's good competition. It's always good for the club because for sure he's making me better and I'm making him better as well."

"Gabriel [Jesus] is a fantastic player and a great guy off the pitch so we get on really well," he told reporters at St. George's Park. "It's nice to be competing with him. It will only do good things for myself and for him.

"We both want to do the same thing and help the team. We push each other in training. It’s healthy and