Mikel Arteta warned rivals that Viktor Gyokeres can ‘destroy’ defences after he scored his first Arsenal goal in their final pre-season fixture.
The Gunners signed the £64million striker from Sporting Lisbon last month, ending a long wait of adding a No9 to their ranks.
Gyokeres made a 13-minute cameo on his debut for the north London club in a 1-0 defeat to north London rivals Tottenham in Hong Kong, before also failing to net against Villarreal on Wednesday.
Yet he made it third time lucky on Saturday with the visit of Athletic Bilbao.