Manchester United and Arsenal given Viktor Gyokeres transfer warning after Champions League schooling

Sporting fans person got utilized to seeing Viktor Gyokeres’ iconic solemnisation and they were treated to it again past night.

But not successful the mode they would person imagined, arsenic Gyokeres suffered the ignominy of watching Arsenal defender Gabriel bash it.

The Sporting striker brushed it disconnected afterwards, saying: “He’s invited to bargain it if helium can’t make his ain celebration!”

The full incidental capped disconnected a frustrating nighttime for Gyokeres, who was expertly shackled by Gabriel and William Saliba.

The Arsenal defenders’ performances implicit the past 18 months person led to them being considered 1 of the champion centre-back pairings successful Europe and this was impervious why.

Working successful tandem, they forced Gyokeres to provender disconnected scraps connected a chastening evening for the striker.

Gabriel was the much ascendant of the Arsenal pair, opting to get choky to Gyokeres erstwhile helium could and taking him connected physically. Saliba, arsenic helium truthful often does, swept down and mopped up connected the uncommon juncture his centre-back spouse was beaten.

It was not until close astatine the decease - erstwhile Gabriel had gone disconnected owed to a sound - that Gyokeres yet got immoderate joy. With Jakub Kiwior on, Saliba was forced to property the Sporting striker and the Swede skipped past him earlier striking an effort onto the post.

That was a glimpse of what Gyokeres tin connection and wherefore helium has go 1 of the astir in-demand strikers heading into adjacent summer’s transportation window.

For Gyokeres, this was a sensation for him of what beingness successful the Premier League could beryllium like

Indeed, earlier past night, helium has scored 33 goals successful 25 games for nine and state this season.

That is present 33 successful 26 and, portion Gabriel and Saliba volition rightly beryllium applauded for the mode they stopped Gyokeres, it was a corporate effort from Arsenal that halted him.

The returning Martin Odegaard has sparked the Arsenal onslaught into beingness - but helium has besides rejuvenated however they support from the front. He leads their property and routinely covers much crushed than anyone else.

The enactment helium and the remainder of the guardant enactment bash pins teams backmost and forces them to play long, which is nutrient and portion for Gabriel and Saliba.

Sporting similar to play retired from the backmost and Arsenal pounced connected that past night, closing them down precocious up the transportation to large success.

It eased the load connected Gabriel and Saliba, portion Thomas Partey was besides afforded an easier night’s enactment astatine the basal of midfield.

For Gyokeres, 1 quiescent crippled should not distract from his awesome assemblage of enactment - but this was a sensation for him of what beingness successful the Premier League could beryllium like.