The striker stepped as much as the plate right here in opposition to Leeds, scoring twice and firing Arsenal to a victory that retains their title cost on observe.Manchester Metropolis had laid down a marker earlier on Saturday, beating Liverpool 4-1 to shut the hole on the prime to 5 factors.However Arsenal hit again by managing the identical scoreline in opposition to Leeds and restoring their eight-point lead. Now simply 9 video games stand between them and a primary title since 2004.So typically this season Saka has been Arsenal’s hero, however as an alternative it was Jesus who was the Gunners’ saviour in opposition to Leeds. Earlier than this match, he had gone 17 video games for membership and nation with no purpose, however like London buses two got here alongside directly.READ MOREIt was a well timed efficiency by Jesus as this was under no circumstances the Gunners’ finest efficiency this season, however it’ll have happy Arteta that they received the victory with out Saka.For the primary time since December 2021, Arsenal had been compelled to begin a Premier League sport with out the winger, who fell ailing on Friday and missed coaching. He was solely feeling nicely sufficient to make the bench 24 hours later.That, and Metropolis’s emphatic win over Liverpool, appeared to contribute to Arsenal’s sluggish begin and it was as an alternative Leeds who had the perfect of the opening half-hour. The best facet of Arsenal was not clicking and each Crysencio Summerville and Jack Harrison had good probabilities down that channel.It was little surprise Mikel Arteta’s facet had been struggling with out Saka, who has taken his sport to a different degree this season. He’s the primary Arsenal participant in double figures for each targets and assists in a Premier League marketing campaign since Alexis Sanchez in 2016-17, and the one participant to have executed so within the competitors this season.In his absence, Arsenal’s proper facet initially struggled to operate and Ben White and Leandro Trossard’s show summed up the facet’s disjointed begin.Their nerves, and everybody’s contained in the Emirates Stadium, had been settled although when Leeds gifted Arsenal the lead.Gabriel Jesus’ first-half penalty helped Arsenal overcome a sluggish begin / Getty ImagesLuke Ayling clumsily introduced down Jesus within the field and the striker stepped as much as rating the penalty. After 35 cagey minutes, Arsenal had been forward and you can virtually see the burden of stress elevate off their shoulders.They began the second-half in excellent style and abruptly the suitable hand facet, which had struggled within the opening 45 minutes, was purring.Gabriel Martinelli skipped previous Ayling and his cross dissected everybody to permit Ben White to steal in on the back-post. That purpose got here two minutes after the break and eight later it was 3-0 and sport over. This time Trossard was the creator, spinning his man and choosing out Jesus after the Brazilian had began the transfer by taking part in him the ball.Rasmus Kristensen pulled one again for Leeds with just below quarter-hour to go, but it surely proved nothing greater than a comfort.Certainly, any nerves had been swiftly settled as Arsenal received a fourth. Martin Odegaard, who like so many had struggled within the first-half, picked out Granit Xhaka with a shocking cross and the Swiss headed dwelling for his fourth purpose in his final 5 video games.