Gyökeres Breaks Drought with Brace and Honors Thierry Henry in Arsenal’s Rout

Viktor Gyökeres, the star striker, expressed his confidence that the iconic Arsenal number 14, a jersey with a rich history, will bring with it a large number of goals, after breaking his goal drought in the resounding 4-0 victory over Atlético de Madrid. The Gunners unleashed their offensive power by scoring four goals in just 14 minutes during the second half of the match, leaving the team led by Diego Simeone with no answer at the Emirates Stadium. Gabriel Magalhães opened the scoring in the 57th minute, followed by an impressive goal from Gabriel Martinelli. Gyökeres, for his part, ended a run of nine games without scoring, both at club and national team level, with a brace that sealed the victory.

“It feels great, to be honest. There are many goals in this shirt. It’s incredible.”

Viktor Gyökeres

Gyökeres, who inherited the number 14 immortalized by Thierry Henry, the club’s all-time top scorer, after his 73 million euro transfer from Sporting CP, commented: “To be honest, there weren’t many numbers available, but when 14 became available, it was a great honor.” “We want to win titles, that is our desire and the most important thing, and of course I want to contribute and score goals.”

“Scoring four goals and keeping a clean sheet is very good. We always move forward. We do things well when we defend and when we have opportunities, we are extremely strong at taking advantage of them.” “My two goals were great. I try to give my best all the time and work hard, contribute with different things and the goals would come sooner or later.” Arsenal maintained their impressive defensive record, conceding only three goals in all competitions this season. Arsenal’s coach, Mikel Arteta, highlighted the team’s dynamics with Gyökeres in the lineup after the overwhelming victory against Atlético de Madrid.

“I think we’ve become much more unpredictable. It’s very physical, open, his face is for everyone. The way he presses the ball, holds it, is phenomenal.”

Mikel Arteta

“And then there’s the icing on the cake and the most important thing we’re going to discuss about it is the goals. Today he has scored two very different ones, and let’s hope he starts to gain momentum and a good streak of goals.”