Viktor Gyokeres failed to make an impact for Arsenal on his Premier League debut.<\/p>\n
The \u00a364m signing from Sporting CP played 60 minutes at Old Trafford before Mikel Arteta<\/a> opted to introduce Kai Havertz<\/a>, having been unable to register a shot against Manchester United.<\/p>\n Benjamin Sesko recorded two efforts<\/a> in just 31 minutes and also matched the Sweden international\u2019s tally of four passes.<\/p>\n Discussing Viktor Gyokeres<\/a> on Sky Sports after the match, Daniel Sturridge<\/a> and Micah Richards<\/a> completely agreed on why the Arsenal<\/a> No.14 struggled. <\/p>\n Micah Richards and Daniel Sturridge call for patience over Viktor Gyokeres<\/p>\n The pair believe the Swede just needs time to adapt to his new teammates \u2013 and for them to adapt to him \u2013 before we start to see why Gyokeres scored 97 goals in 102 games for Sporting CP.<\/p>\n Speaking on Sky Sports, Sturridge said: \u201cWhen you\u2019re an attacker used to doing certain actions, it takes time to adjust. Saka, for example, is used to playing in a particular way and making specific types of runs, and the same applies to the player on the left wing. Now they\u2019re playing with a striker like Gyokeres, who is very different from Havertz. It takes time to get used to his runs, and he will also need to adapt his own game.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not just about the team changing for him. It\u2019s about him changing for the team and understanding how he can perform at his best. The manager will need to implement certain things in training and have personal conversations with him. That\u2019s what it takes to hit the ground running.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s about conversations, understanding who you play with. When I was at Chelsea, I was playing on the wing, so I knew Didier (Drogba) would like certain types of passes or crosses, and (Fernando) Torres was different from him. So I had to play differently with Torres, and Nicolas Anelka would be different.\u201d<\/p>\n