Gyökeres or Merino? Arteta’s Arsenal striker dilemma isn’t going away

Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over Leeds United may have delivered three valuable points, but it has not entirely settled Mikel Arteta’s attacking dilemma: should he put more faith in Viktor Gyökeres or rely on Mikel Merino when he needs an alternative to Kai Havertz?

Havertz’s recent injury concerns had raised questions about Arsenal’s options through the middle, although the German recovered sufficiently to start against Leeds. With a demanding run of fixtures ahead, Arteta still has two very different alternatives.

Gyökeres is finding his scoring touch again The most obvious solution is Gyökeres. Arsenal signed the Swede to score goals, and after a frustrating start to the campaign he used the international break to remind everyone what he can do .