Overview

• Viktor Gyökeres told Sky Sports he will ignore outside noise and focus on what he can control after scrutiny of his early performances.
• The Sweden international has three goals in his first five Premier League games, a solid start that trails only Erling Haaland in the early scoring charts cited.
• The Times’ analysis of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City said slow build-up and ineffective wide delivery left Gyökeres frustrated, noting zero successful crosses to him from Leandro Trossard and Noni Madueke.
• Gyökeres described waiting for his move from Sporting CP as a “weird” and stressful period of uncertainty that felt like it took forever.
• Reports say Sporting complicated negotiations after leadership changes and that Gyökeres rejected richer offers, including from Saudi Arabia, with wage and agent-fee concessions to join Arsenal.