Viktor Gyokeres was delighted to net his first goals in red as our Swedish striker bagged a brace in a 5-0 win over Leeds United.
Our number 14 netted his first on 47 minutes, cutting inside from the left before slamming the ball past Lucas Perri, before slotting home a penalty in added time.
The forward revelled in his home debut and hailed the atmosphere at Emirates Stadium as he opened his Arsenal account in style.
He said: “I think we started off well, had a couple of chances. We scored two in the first half, and I had a good chance in the first half that I should have scored. We just kept going in the second half, and of course, it was a great feeling to score early on.
“It was amazing to feel that support from minute one to the end. It gives you that extra energy to keep going and of course, to win 5-0 and keep another clean sheet was great.”
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The victory was the first time Viktor had played the full 90 minutes in red, having built up his minutes in pre-season before playing 60 minutes against Manchester United in the opening weekend of the season.
Our striker was happy to hit his stride, but also heaped praise on the way the whole team pressed our opposition all game.
“It felt good, he said. “It was nice to get 90 minutes, of course, to get the rhythm going and play with the guys even more. I think it was a good game overall.?
“I felt good today, of course, scoring two and the team scoring five. I think that showed that we can be a massive threat going forward because we have a lot of great players attacking but also, of course, it's very important with the defending as well.
“I think we pressed very good today and didn't give them much time on the ball. I think we deserved this win today.”
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