India, Jan. 22 -- Gabriel Jesus is already hitting top form just a month after returning from a lengthy injury layoff. The Arsenal forward was given only his third start this season and he scored twice in a dynamic first half to set his side on the way to a 3-1 victory at Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The victory assured table-topping Arsenal of a spot in the knockout stage of the Champions League and also saw it win seven European games in a row for the first time in its history. Jesus, who was named player of the match at San Siro, was out for almost a year after tearing his ACL last January. Jesus returned in December but has made mainly substitute appearances since then, with his only starts prior to Tuesday coming ...