Jamie Carragher says Gabriel Jesus and William Saliba have ‘taken Arsenal to another level’

Jamie Carragher has identified Gabriel Jesus and William Saliba as the men who changed Arsenal’s fortunes.

Arsenal maintained their place at the top of the Premier League after Saturday’s 3-1 win over Tottenham in the North London derby.

Jesus has made an immediate impact since his summer arrival from Manchester City, while Saliba has impressed after spending much of the past three seasons on loan in Ligue 1.

Jesus scored in the 3-1 win over Tottenham and has made a huge impact since coming

Carragher has been impressed with Arsenal’s progress and believes much of their success so far this season has come from Jesus and Saliba.

He said on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football: “A lot of people thought the Spurs might be in the position Arsenal are in this season.

“I’ve seen Spurs get a little bit of criticism, but in terms of how Conte plays, they played as a Conte team. If they had gotten the final pass three or four times, they should have gone in before halftime.

“But I’m not taking anything away from Arsenal, I was so impressed with them at the start of the season – the pace they play, the football they play.

“And the two signings… well, no signings, but Saliba and Jesus came in and took this team to another level completely.”

Saliba also impressed after returning after several seasons on loan in Ligue 1

Arsenal took revenge on Spurs after their 3-0 defeat to their rivals in May – a result that was costly as Mikel Arteta’s side missed out on Champions League football.

With 21 points out of 24 this season, the Gunners look like strong contenders to qualify for Europe’s biggest league next campaign – and potentially mount a shocking title challenge.

Speaking about Jesus – who has scored five league goals so far this season – after the game, Arteta said: “It’s his winning mentality, the way he trains every day gives the team confidence and he took us to another level. brought. .’

Carragher echoed Arteta’s comments that Jesus (right) took Arsenal to another level

Of the result, he said: ‘They were phenomenal. We took off and we created a lot of energy in the stadium and deserved to win the game.

“With our way of playing we can attack in different ways.

‘She [Tottenham] don’t need much and you feel like they can create. You have to live with that.

“But we didn’t have that in mind, we were free, brave and brave and this is what we demand from the players.

“It gives us a lot of encouragement and confidence to believe that we can play at this level.”

Meanwhile, Sportsmail reported on Monday that Arsenal have opened contract talks with Saliba.