Ian Wright has urged Arsenal fans to "get behind" as the forward's wait for his first goal of the season continues.
Jesus has fallen down the pecking order at , but does not want to see the fans turn on him and has pleaded with them to support the Brazilian and not get "frustrated with the way he's playing".
Speaking on his , Wright said: "Can I just say something about Gabriel Jesus because I feel the need to support him right now. I really, really do. I know there's a feeling that we may have outgrown him but remember when Gabby came, he was a leveller, he levelled us up.
"Arsenal are at a certain level now but we will definitely need him at some stage so I think it's important in this moment for the Arsenal fans to support him. They have to get behind him. Don't be frustrated with the way he's playing.
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"He's trying so hard at the moment and we're going to need him. We need to make sure we give him confidence because he's won this [the ] four times. He's been clutch in many situations before.
"Listening to the murmurings and the way the fans are… please, man, back this guy, stay with him. He wants to do so well and it’s just not happening right now but he needs support, he really, really does."
Jesus made his first league start of the season in Arsenal's 3-1 win over at the weekend. He was replaced by after an hour as part of a double substitution, with also making way for Gabriel Martinelli.
And when asked if the pair had done enough to prove they deserved more starts, manager said: "I was really happy. We made the changes, we had to make them and everybody deserves to play.
"In the first half it could have been very different to the result we had at half-time. After that we decided to change because the energy had to be changed and we brought on three players that have the ability to do that and they really helped. I'm really pleased with everybody."
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