Gabriel appeared to have a message for Andre Onana after smashing home a penalty against the Manchester United goalkeeper.
Arsenal and Man United played a friendly at the Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles overnight, with the Gunners winning 2-1.
Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli were on target after Rasmus Hojlund had put the Red Devils ahead.
Despite there being a winner in the 90 minutes, the two teams went on to play a pre-arranged penalty shootout.
Defender Gabriel was one of the Arsenal players to step up and take a spot-kick.
Onana was spotted pointing at the direction where he thought the Brazilian would go.
Gabriel did indeed go that way, only for the Man United goalkeeper to jump in the opposite direction.
The Arsenal defender approached Onana after the spot-kick and made a gesture with his hand, seemingly telling him to shut up.
United went on to win the shootout 4-3, with Jadon Sancho sealing the winning kick.
After the game, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta said: “It was a really good test for us. Playing in a different stadium, different pitch conditions, four metres narrower and five metres shorter against a top opponent and we’re 1-0 down.
“To play in this kind of context is really, really good for us to see the level and the capacity we have to adapt and win in any context, so I’m really pleased.
“It’s a test. There are not three points but there are a lot of things on the table and you could see that. I think both teams were the same.
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“Man United competed at the highest level as well and that’s what you want, you want to get well-prepared for the matches we have in the league and in the Champions League.
“You need to have a good understanding of where your team is as quickly as possible.”
Jesus was one of the players who impressed in the pre-season friendly as he looks to hit the ground running in the new season.
Arteta added: “He looks really good, he looks really sharp. He’s changed a lot of things over the summer and he’s come back in top condition again.
“When you have that baseline, other things can be built but without that foundation we don’t have a player and he needs to be in that condition to get the best out of him.
“He’s realised that and I’m really happy with what he’s shown today again. You can see by the way he looks, the way he’s moving and you can see in his eyes that there’s a spark there.”
Arsenal are next in action against Liverpool on Thursday.
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