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Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak have had mixed starts to their Arsenal and Liverpool careers(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA\/Getty Images)<\/p>\nViktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak have not yet set the world alight at their new clubsViktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak have had mixed starts to their Arsenal and Liverpool careers(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
A lot has been made of Viktor Gyokeres’ start to his Arsenal <\/a>career. After making the \u00a363.5million move from Sporting CP in the summer, the clinical striker made an immediate impact in north London as he scored three goals in his opening four Premier League<\/a> games.<\/p>\n Goals have dried up of late, however, and the 27-year-old has now gone eight games for club and country without a goal. Mikel Arteta<\/a> is certainly not worried, though, and has been impressed with the Sweden international’s performances.<\/p>\n “I loved it. I absolutely loved how he took it. He went on board, not a single moment when he’s showing frustration,” Arteta said after the Gunners’ 2-1 victory over Newcastle. “I told him, you’re going to get some decisions, some others not, stand up. You’re going to have two or three players around you in many moments, the ball is in the air and a lot is going to happen.<\/p>\n “But I loved his reaction, I loved the way he handled the situation emotionally, and as well because he was involved in a lot of dangerous moments that he created.”<\/p>\n The Swedish striker has shown the physical presence, pressing intensity and link-up play that fit perfectly into Arteta\u2019s system. Interestingly, BOYLE Sports<\/a> stats show Gyokeres is still performing well and even outperforming Liverpool’s new \u00a3130million man Alexander Isak.<\/p>\n In 578 minutes of action in the Premier League this season, Gyokeres has three goals, zero assists, five shots on target, five chances created and five successful dribbles. The striker has also made 33 accurate passes in the opposition half.<\/p>\n While Isak has played less minutes than his countryman, the statistics show he is being outperformed by Gyokeres at the moment. In 181 minutes of league action, the former Newcastle man has zero goals, one assist, zero shots on target, zero chances created and zero successful dribbles. He has completed 16 accurate passes in the opposition half, which is less than half of what Gyokeres has managed.<\/p>\n Of course, Arteta knows Gyokeres must improve his output, as ultimately the striker was brought to the club to score goals. But performances have improved and the north Londoners have a kind run of fixtures to come, with the hope being that the former Coventry man can find his goalscoring form and really kick off his Gunners career.<\/p>\n Join our Arsenal WhatsApp channel and get all the latest breaking news, opinion, podcasts and in-depth stories from football.london’s dedicated Arsenal writers straight to your phone!<\/p>\n By following this free service you will be the first to know the news from the Emirates Stadium as it happens, when it happens.<\/p>\n To join our dedicated Arsenal channel, all you have to do is click this link<\/a> and you can join thousands of others following our Gunners coverage!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2_GettyImages-1689259533.jpg\")
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