'Jesus rises on Easter Sunday' – Arsenal forward sparks series of jokes with Anfield header

By Ben Hayward
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Gabriel Jesus scored a header in the first half for Arsenal against Liverpool at Anfield, sparking a series of jokes on social media

Gabriel Jesus rises to score a header for Arsenal against Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League in April 2023.
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Gabriel Jesus climbed to score a header for Arsenal against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday and the Brazilian's goal sparked numerous Easter jokes on social media.

Arsenal took the lead after just eight minutes as Gabriel Martinelli poked home and Jesus made it 2-0 as he scored a header just short of the half-hour mark.

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Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.