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LONDON. — Gabriel Jesus has told his Arsenal team-mates exactly what they need to do in order to clinch the English Premiership football title.

The Gunners moved eight points clear of Manchester City, who have a game in hand, as they romped to a 4-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.

The Brazilian forward, 25, moved to Arsenal in a £45m deal from the Cityzens last summer after five trophy-laden years at the Etihad.

Jesus lifted the English Premier League title in four of those campaigns in the North West and is now closing in on his first at the Emirates.

But instead of nerves creeping in ahead of their final ten matches, the experienced Samba star has instead insisted that this is the most fun part of the whole season.

And he has offered some valuable advice to his young team-mates ahead of the title run-in as they aim to become champions for the first time in 19 years.

Jesus told the Standard: “Now is, I think in my opinion, the best part of the season.

“When you have deciding games, big games as well, away and at home.

“Now is the time we have to play the same, don’t change, be together and then we will see.” Jesus, who has just returned from a four-month injury lay-off, added: “The team are doing so good. I think no one here is the main man. Everyone is together.

“When I got injured, we were sure Eddie (Nketiah) could go there and help us — and he did it.

“(Leandro) Trossard came in and did it as well.

“So everyone is together. To be champions of this big, big competition we need not only 11 players.”

Arsenal will resume their title charge when they face Leeds at the Emirates on April 1.

Manchester City will also be in home action that day as they welcome Liverpool to the Etihad.

Arsenal are finally talking up their chances of landing a first English Premier League crown since 2004 after opening up an eight-point gap at the top.

Cautious manager Mikel Arteta has constantly tried to play down the soaring Emirates expectations and refuses to even discuss the possibility of becoming champions.

But that is difficult now there is clear daylight between his team and Manchester City.

And it is not hard to understand why his players are getting giddy after Sunday’s impressive win against Crystal Palace.

Oleksandr Zinchenko (26) even celebrated out of his car window with fans along the road outside the ground following the 4-1 victory.

That took the Gunners to 69 points — as many as they got in the whole of last season.

And while City’s commitments in the Champions League and FA Cup mean they could still have as many as 18 more games to play, Arsenal’s Europa League exit leaves them giving their full focus to their 10 remaining English Premiership fixtures.

Returning striker Gabriel Jesus cannot wait for the run-in following knee surgery.

The ex-City man said: “I am ready for the best part of the season, the time when you have to play the big deciding games.”

Brazilian Jesus knows what he is talking about after winning four title races in five years before his £45million move from the Etihad  last summer. — The Sun