Alan Pardew has warned Arsenal fans should he concerned with Viktor Gyokeres’ start to life in the Premier League.
The £63.7million summer signing is yet to make his mark in English football, and struggled in the Gunners‘ defeat 1-0 to Liverpool on Sunday.
Gyokeres failed to score against Liverpool on SundayGettyA stunning Dominic Szoboszlai free-kick in the 83rd-minute was enough to earn the Reds all three points at Anfield.
How did Viktor Gyokeres perform against Liverpool?
This saw Mikel Arteta’s side suffer their first loss of the season, and it was a day to forget for Gyokeres.
The Swede didn’t register a single shot over 90 minutes, and completed just five passes out of a total of seven attempted.
He also had the least amount of touches of any starter, managing just 17, as well as failing to win any of his three aerial duels.
So far, Gyokeres’ only goals for Arsenal have come in a 5-0 thrashing of Leeds, while he was largely anonymous in a 1-0 win over Manchester United in their Premier League opener.
This is far from the start to life he would have wanted in north London, having been brought to the club in the hope he would answer their calls for a proven goalscorer.
Gyokeres scored nearly 87 goals in all competitions for former club Sporting Lisbon during two seasons in Portugal.
What does Alan Pardew make of Gyokeres?
And former Charlton, Crystal Palace, and Newcastle manager Pardew believes alarm bells should already be ringing over the frontman’s early displays for the Gunners.
Speaking after the Liverpool clash on talkSPORT’s ‘The Final Word’, he said: “Can I tell you what I’d be concerned about if I was an Arsenal fan? Gyokeres.
“I’m looking at him thinking: ‘I want a bit more from you.’
GettyGyokeres also picked up a yellow card in the second-half at Anfield[/caption] The striker previously scored 68 league goals in 66 games for Sporting Lisbon, winning back-to-back Primeira Liga titlesGettyPardew highlighted the striker’s lack of pace as a concern, and claimed that he looked less mobile than during his last spell in England with Coventry.
Prior to joining Sporting in 2023, Gyokeres enjoyed a strong two years in the Championship, netting 38 league goals in 91 games.
But Pardew believes he is yet to showcase his strengths in the Premier League, as he continued: “I go back, Sporting Lisbon is different because it’s a different kind of culture, right?
“And Sporting Lisbon are a great team, and he was always going to get goals there. But when he was at Coventry, he looked quick down the side of the pitch – like proper quick.
“And now in the Premier League, he didn’t look quick today, did he?
“There were times he had to march and didn’t get past the centre-backs.
Gyokeres made little impact against Liverpool on Sunday Alan Pardew had some concerns over Gyokeres’ early displays for ArsenalPardew finished off: “It’s a concern, I think, whether this kid is going to have to step up and be this number nine that Arsenal have been waiting for for three years.
“So there is a lot of pressure on him. I really hope he does crack it, but I thought today he was quiet.”
Gyokeres will be hoping to find some form over the international break, as he joins up with the Sweden squad for their World Cup Qualifiers away to Slovenia and Kosovo.
The 27-year-old will then look to kickstart his Gunners career when he returns to Premier League action against Nottingham Forest on September 13, before his first Champions League outing away to Athletic Bilbao just three days later.
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