Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was relieved to see a defensive gamble pay off against Bournemouth, with injury problems forcing him to use Gabriel as a makeshift right-back.
The Gunners started a Premier League encounter against the Cherries with Mathieu Debuchy operating in his most natural position, but the Frenchman lasted just 16 minutes.
With Hector Bellerin currently sidelined and Carl Jenkinson seemingly out of favour after two disjointed displays against Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, Wenger was forced to get creative as another senior star headed back to the treatment table.
He admits videos of Gabriel playing at full-back during his time at Vitoria in his native Brazil were not ‘super convincing’, but he was left with little choice.