Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta hailed Viktor Gyokeres as “excellent” after the striker scored twice as the Gunners thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 to take care of their excellent begin to this season’s Champions League marketing campaign.
Gyokeres, discovering the online for the primary time in Europe for his new membership, gave the outcome the proverbial icing after Gabriel and Gabriel Martinelli had given the hosts a two-goal benefit on the Emirates to increase Arsenal’s report of successive wins in opposition to Spanish opposition to seven.
Arteta’s aspect have now picked up most factors from their opening three matches in Europe’s elite competitors this time period and are one in all solely two groups – the opposite being Inter – to haven’t but conceded a objective.
After squandering a number of good probabilities in a largely dominant first interval, the Gunners discovered their medical edge after the break, netting all 4 objectives in simply 14 second-half minutes to safe what Arteta referred to as “a giant efficiency, large outcome and a really nicely deserved three factors”.
The Arsenal boss praised the contributions of Gyokeres, who ended a seven-game run with out scoring.
“[I’m] delighted as a result of he [Gyokeres] absolutely deserves it,” mentioned Arteta. “The work charge and every thing that he brings to the group is excellent and he absolutely deserves the objectives.
“That’s what we introduced him right here for and he’s calls for on himself a very excessive stage. However we worth a whole lot of the issues he does for the group and you’ll see the most important smile on his face right this moment and take a look at [the reaction of] his teammates.
“Hopefully it’s the beginning of some stunning sequence now.”
Given Arsenal’s spectacular begin to the season, which has seen them transfer three factors clear on the high of the Premier League, Arteta additionally burdened the significance of perception and insisted there have been nonetheless areas of enchancment.
He added: “Perception is one thing essential in sport and now me have to take care of momentum.
“Perceive that we’ve executed some nice issues, there are issues we should always do higher as nicely to enhance. So let’s concentrate on what they’re.”
Arsenal are subsequent in motion after they host Crystal Palace on Sunday.
