Chris Sutton says £45m Arsenal player really let himself down vs Liverpool

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Arsenal drew with Liverpool on Sunday in what was a solid performance from a depleted Gunners side.

Indeed, the north London outfit picked up a point against Liverpool with an injury and suspension ravaged squad, and there was a lot to like about this performance as Arsenal showed plenty of guts against their rivals.

Unfortunately though, there was also something to dislike about this showing towards the end of the game.

Speaking on BBC 606, Chris Sutton has called out Gabriel Jesus for a dive towards the end of the game, claiming that the £45m striker really let himself down with this moment.

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Chris Sutton calls Gabriel Jesus out for diving

Sutton shared his verdict on Jesus and his dive against Liverpool.

Sutton says that the striker went down way too easily against Liverpool, stating that he’s way too good of a player to be doing this sort of thing.

“I’m going to say this week’s winner of the Simulation Game, Gabriel Jesus. He’s better than that,” Sutton said.

“Not a godly act, was it? From Jesus there. I mean, he throws himself to the ground.”

“You’re much better than that.”

Jesus has a history of diving

Sutton says that Jesus is above trying to buy penalties in this manner, but history would suggest this is very much a part of the Brazilian’s game.

Indeed, Jesus has been called out for diving before, specifically by Chris Sutton.

Sutton called out Jesus for a dive against Bayern Munich last season in the Champions League, while Sutton actually called for Jesus to be sent off for a dive against Crystal Palace last season.

“The winner of this week’s Simulation Game, Gabriel Jesus, as he says it’s not good for the game Gabriel, you’re better than that, you’re better than that. That was awful wasn’t it, did you see the dive? It was awful. Why do players continuously throw themselves to the ground, I would send them off,” Sutton said.

Jesus is a very talented player, but this sort of thing really needs to stop, it’s not what football should be about, and in an age of VAR, you’re really not going to get away with it.

Mikel Arteta needs to have a word with his striker about this trend.