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Arsenal's brilliant start to the 2026/27 season continued on Sunday afternoon as they beat Premier League rivals Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners' bid to make it three wins from three to start their title defence took a blow when Morgan Rogers gave the Blues an early lead.
However, Arsenal soon asserted dominance and went on to win 2-1 thanks to goals from former Chelsea star Kai Havertz and captain Martin Odegaard.
While things are going extremely well on the pitch, and the atmosphere at the club is extremely positive, it appears not all of Arsenal players are happy.
Arsenal Star Feels 'Disrespected'
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It's no secret that Arsenal wanted to bolster their forward line this summer. One of the players they were after was Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez.
However, with Atletico demanding a huge amount of money for the Argentine and Alvarez having his heart set on a move to Barcelona, Arsenal were unable to secure a deal.
Despite Arsenal's failure to sign Alvarez, Viktor Gyokeres, who joined the club in a £64 million move from Sporting CP last summer, has struggled for game-time.
The Swede has not started any of Arsenal's four matches this season, with Kai Havertz preferred. He was an unused substitute in two of those games and played a total of just 27 minutes in the other two.
It's now been claimed that the 28-year-old is not happy at all with how he's been treated at the club.
Piers Morgan, speaking on Sports Uncensored, has claimed that Gyokeres was 'deliberately benched' at the start of the season as they tried to swap him for Atletico. Gyokeres is now 'p***** off at how he's been treated and 'feels disrespected'.
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Morgan said: "Viktor Gyokeres has hardly had a kick since the season started and I was told on good authority that he was being deliberately benched. Arsenal were going to try and trade him for Julian Alvarez and in the end they couldn’t make that deal happen.
"I was told that Gyokeres is p****d off about the way he’s been treated and feels he’s been disrespected.
"I think that’s undeniable but that it also shows the ruthless streak of Mikel Arteta which many Arsenal fans are quite happy to see.
"I’m told Arsenal are bracing to go back into the market for a new striker in January. They’re going to go back in during the January window and get someone."
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Gyokeres, despite being considered one of the best strikers in world football, has not lived up to expectations since his big money move from Portugal last summer. He has played 57 times for the club since the move, hitting the back of the net 22 times.