Gabriel heaped praise on his teammates for the shift they put in to beat Chelsea 2-1 and maintain our unbeaten run, which now stands at nine games.
We followed up last weekend’s 4-1 success over Tottenham Hotspur by picking up another huge three points against one of our London rivals, as we retain our five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.
We had to dig deep to do it, with the visitors battling right until the end but Big Gabi’s man of the match display helped us get over the line and clinch another big win as the title race moves into the last nine games.
“It was a big battle today, so I’m very happy to take the three points,” our centre-back said. “Everyone on the pitch was unbelievable. We know which (type of game) game we were going to play, so I’m especially very happy about the effort we put in there.
“After Wolves, we talked to each other, and we knew we needed to be better. I think last week was amazing for us and it gave a lot of energy to us to come into this game.
“We are very happy for the three points, but now we need to keep going. We know what’s coming, so we need to be ready.”
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The Brazilian defender was in the thick of the action as usual, as he provided an assist for his defensive partner William Saliba with a towering header at the far post to keep the play alive.
Having been amongst the goals this term already, he was thrilled to see the Frenchman get his first of the campaign, and was delighted with the contributions of David Raya who made some massive savs throughout the contest to keep the Blues at bay, as we now look to stretch our unbeaten run further at Brighton on Wednesday.
“I’m very happy to give (Saliba) an assist. He hadn’t scored this year yet, and today he scored, so I’m very happy for him.
“(Raya) is a top goalkeeper, that’s why he’s here. We are very happy for him. I think it was in the last minute that he made a big save. We are very happy, we are here to put in our effort.
“We are very proud, especially the way everyone worked. I think we need to enjoy this time, but we know what is coming and we need to be ready again.”
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