What Does Arteta Want Gyökeres to Improve On?

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal must concentrate on newly bought striker Viktor Gyokeres after his Sunday Old Trafford debut against Manchester United. A header by Riccardo Calafiori gave Arsenal a 1-0 win over United in their Premier League debut.

Gyokeres, one of the summer’s key recruits, underperformed for the Gunners. Viktor Gyokeres, a renowned European striker who scored 100 goals in two seasons for Sporting CP, struggled on his debut. Mikel Arteta noted after the match that the 27-year-old Swede needs more work to fit the team’s style.

“He did many good things. Our high press and rhythm show that we gave too much time in the first half. We must work on him, especially there, Arteta added.

In the last action, he didn’t have many possibilities to achieve that because we had to play that last ball and the line was still with 40 meters to play.

We didn’t capitalise on his talent. Overall, winning your first game with Arsenal away to Man United is a wonderful start.” Arsenal paid over £60million for Gyokeres from Sporting.