Erling Haaland statistic proves everyone is wrong about Viktor Gyokeres at Arsenal

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Questions have been raised around Viktor Gyokeres once again, after his quiet performance for Arsenal against Manchester City.

It was a frustrating afternoon all around the Emirates Stadium, as the Gunners looked to find three points out of the encounter.

Manchester City came with a plan, though, as they scored early through Erling Haaland and soaked up pressure for the rest of the match.

Arsenal huffed and puffed, but it was only in the final few moments of the match that they found a breakthrough, as Gabriel Martinelli lobbed Gianluigi Donnarumma to earn his team a point.

Plenty of talk after the game surrounded another quiet game for Viktor Gyokeres.

The striker has had a mixed start to the season, as the verdict is still out on just how good he can be for the team.

It may be his rival, Haaland, who proves why everyone is wrong about him so far, though.

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Erling Haaland and Viktor Gyokeres involvement shows the type of striker they are

When Gyokeres made the transfer to Arsenal, many believed that he would be the missing piece of the puzzle for Mikel Arteta.

The Gunners may have needed a clinical forward who could put teams to the sword, and he has shown elements of that so far.

A brace against Leeds, followed up by a goal against Nottingham Forest, has shown that element to his play.

However, there have been some quieter outings for Gyokeres, such as Arsenal’s draw with Manchester City.

For some, there is a desire to get him more involved; however, Haaland himself proves exactly why that shouldn’t be the case.

The Man City striker managed just 26 touches, but in that time on the ball, he managed to score an important goal.

Haaland is the kind of striker who hangs around the backline, always looking for space behind and being clinical with the chance when it arrives.

Gyokeres is in a similar mould, having had just 22 touches in the game, but the game never quite played out in the way that suited him.

A lack of shots from Gyokeres against Man City pointed towards the team having difficulty in creating for him in that way, rather than the striker struggling to create his own chances.

While yes, the forward could drop in and create more with the team, his skillset suits being on that last line of defence.

Haaland proves that a lot of touches aren’t needed to have a good game, but the service has to be right instead.

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What Jamie Carragher said about Erling Haaland may resonate with Viktor Gyokeres

For a while, Jamie Carragher questioned whether Man City was the right fit for Haaland and his style of play.

The Cityzens certainly turned that around with their direct, counterattacking moves against Arsenal, which saw the striker back to his devastating best.

After Haaland scored against Arsenal, Carragher claimed it was like the goals he would score back at Borussia Dortmund.

That may well resonate with Gyokeres as well, who hasn’t quite had the chance to replicate his best qualities from his time at Sporting CP yet.

It could take some time to adjust, with Arsenal needing to find a way to get the most out of the Swedish international in those types of games.

If they can find a way to tap into the qualities that made Gyokeres so devastating at Sporting, then he will go on to score plenty.