Arteta 'sure it is going to happen' for Gyokeres
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Mikel Arteta has said he is "sure" Viktor Gyokeres will start scoring but said he already told the striker to expect tough times before he signed for the club.
The £64m summer signing has three goals in 10 matches for Arsenal, notching against Leeds and Nottingham Forest.
However, after featuring in both matches for Sweden during the international break without scoring, he has now gone eight games without a goal for club and country.
Despite those figures, Arteta made it clear he is satisfied by what Gyokeres is offering.
"He brings so much to the team," the Arsenal boss said. "Watching the games back, I'm very pleased with what he is bringing.
"I told him, in our first meeting that I want a nine that can handle it when he doesn't score for six or eight games. If not, you have to go somewhere else.
"The pressure is going to be there - the expectation is going to be there. If you put the number nine shirt on for Arsenal, you have to be able to say: 'Six games and I don't score, am I a different player? Do I act in a different way?'
"I want more of the same of what he is doing. When we have the opportunities put it [in the net]. I'm sure it is going to happen."