Pakistan, Feb. 11 -- Gabriel Magalhaes has emerged as a pivotal part of Arsenal's Premier League title bid after difficult conversations with boss Mikel Arteta at the start of the season.

The Brazil defender moved to the Emirates Stadium in 2020 and, for the large part, has been a major player in Arteta's side. That changed in August when Gabriel found himself on the bench as Ben White moved to centre-back and Thomas Partey was installed at right-back.

He returned to the backline alongside William Saliba after the opening three games of the campaign, has not looked back since and is set to make his 150th appearance for the club in Sunday's crucial London derby at West Ham.

He has played a large part in Arsenal boasting the joint-best d...