Insistence has brought about reward for Viktor Gyokeres, and subsequently Arsenal as the Swede provided Mikel Arteta with a goal and an assist against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The victory for the Gunners puts them in a commanding position for the second leg at the Emirates Stadium in a few weeks’ time.
Gyokeres needed a big performance, and there were encouraging signs in the opening stages of the game. A shot at goal blocked, some good runs and duels being fought brought some hope that big things were coming, but few might’ve predicted the impact he would have.
When asked at the end of December, when the goal drought was seven games long, Arteta gave the striker one instruction: to keep insisting. Effectively, to keep doing more of the good he was doing, with his runs and movement.
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Viktor Gyokeres had one of his best nights yet in an Arsenal shirt against Chelsea (Image: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)