Gabriel Jesus will not be underestimating Bayern Munich (Picture: Getty Images)
Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus does not believe Bayern Munich’s recent struggles make them any less dangerous, picking out five threats in their team full of quality.
The Gunners host the German giants in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night, hoping to pour more misery on Thomas Tuchel and his team.
Back-to-back defeats in the Bundesliga have left Bayern 16 points behind Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the table and with their title hopes over.
Defeat at home to Borussia Dortmund, but followed by a loss at Heidenheim on Saturday was even more of a blow.
However, Jesus had nothing but praise for Bayern’s side, starting with England captain Harry Kane, who he labelled the ‘best finisher in the world’.
‘Everyone knows the quality of Harry Kane, for me he is the best finisher in the world,’ Jesus told a press conference on Monday. ‘So it’s great to play against this kind of player. Obviously we want to keep him quiet in the game and we try to win the game.’
He added: ‘It’s not only Harry Kane but a lot of players like [Leroy] Sane, my old friend, [Jamal] Musiala, [Kingsley] Coman, [Thomas] Muller, what a player, so it’s a lot! [Serge] Gnabry. They have quality players there.’
Leroy Sane will hope to be involved alongside Harry Kane after a groin injury (Picture: Getty Images)
On Bayern’s nightmare recent results, Jesus reminded his teammates not to suffer any complacency against a club that has a trophy cabinet bigger than most.
‘Everyone knows their history, they won a lot of titles in the Champions League and the Bundesliga,’ said the Brazilian.
‘Everyone knows the quality of the club, the amazing quality of the players and it doesn’t matter if they struggled the last game or the last two or three games, they’re still Bayern and they can come and hurt us. That’s the thing we have to think and to have in our mind.’
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta added of Bayern’s form: ‘Football is such a competitive environment and it’s so hard to be consistent that this can happen to anybody.’
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