Heartwarming reason behind Gabriel Jesus' celebration dance for Arsenal goal at Brentford

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Arsenal against Brentford with a dance in solidarity with his fellow Brazilian Vinicius Jnr. The Real Madrid winger was the victim of a racial slur this week from agent Pedro Bravo, who said on Spanish programme El Chiringuito that "in Spain, you have to respect rivals and stop playing the monkey" about his dancing celebrations.Following the comment the football community rallied around Vinicius, and Jesus showed his support after netting his side's second goal in the Premier League on Sunday (September 18) with a jig of his own.READ MORE: Four things Mikel Arteta got right in Arsenal's 3-0 revenge win over BrentfordSpeaking post-match, the Gunners striker said: "The celebration was for my guy Vinicius Jnr, it needs to stop and it was for him."Bravo apologised for his remarks, claiming there's was no racist intent: "I want to clarify that the expression 'playing the monkey' that I have misused to qualify Vinicius' goal celebration dance was done metaphorically (doing stupid things)," he wrote."Since my intention was not to offend anyone, I sincerely apologise.

I am sorry!"But he was widely condemned, with another of Vinicius' compatriots, PSG forward Neymar, tweeting: "Dribble, dance and be you!

Happy just the way you are. Go for it my boy, next goal we dance." Even Brazil legend Pele sent his support, posting on social media: "Football is joy.

It's a dance. It's a real party. Although racism still exists, we will not allow that to stop us from continuing to smile."Vinicius sent out a defiant statement on Friday (September 17), vowing to not change for anyone.