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Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus: Martinelli and Saka are machines

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus his young teammates can handle their heavy workload.

Starting at PSV tonight, Arsenal face six matches in 16 days as the fixtures continue to come thick and fast.

Arsenal have started the season brilliantly and sit top of the Premier League and their Europa League group, but after a weary display in their draw 1-1 at Southampton on Sunday, some have questioned if fatigue is setting in.

Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka, both 21, have started all but two games this season and it has led some to suggest they could burn out. Brazil striker Jesus, though, is not worried about that.

“They are machines, I joke with them," he said.

“I think I am a player with a lot of energy and I run all the time, I fight all the time. But when I train every day with them I realise I am not even close to them.

“They just don't stop. They are machines, quality players as well, and they're still young. I am lucky to play with them."

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