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Mikel Arteta praises 'character and reaction' of Gabriel after Arsenal defender was caught up in horror baseball bat attack and fought off masked thugs who tried to steal his £45,000 Mercedes and watch

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Mikel Arteta praised Gabriel’s character after he was the victim of a terrifying attempted robbery.

Sportsmail revealed Arsenal defender Gabriel fought off a baseball-bat wielding robber who tried to steal his £45,000 Mercedes from his garage.

The incident happened in August with one of his attackers jailed for five years last month.

Mikel Arteta praised Gabrielu2019s character after he was the victim of a terrifying attempted robbery
Arsenal star Gabriel and a friend were followed home from a night out by two robbers

Mikel Arteta praised Gabriel’s character after he was the victim of an attempted robbery

CCTV captures the moment Gabriel hands his car keys and watch to the armed robber

Gabriel has been a key figure in Arsenal’s resurgence since he returned to the side in September and manager Arteta said: ‘Obviously it is not a nice thing to go through when you have family involved and they are trying to access your house.