“Prove it”: Arteta sends clear message to Gyökeres ahead of Lille

Viktor Gyökeres must be wondering what more he needs to do to earn a regular starting place at Arsenal. The Swedish striker returned from international duty in excellent goalscoring form, yet found himself watching from the bench as Kai Havertz started against Leeds United yesterday.

Gyökeres entered the action after 63 minutes, helping Arsenal complete their comeback, but he remains some way from establishing himself as Mikel Arteta’s preferred centre-forward.

Now, with Lille visiting the Emirates on Tuesday, Arteta has offered an interesting response to questions about the striker’s opportunities. Arteta challenges Gyökeres to prove himself Speaking in his post-match press conference on Arsenal , Arteta insisted that Gyökeres would receive opportunities.