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‘You need him’ – Arsenal told to ignore star’s nightmare statistic against Napoli

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Arsenal fans have been urged to stick by Viktor Gyokeres despite a damning statistic from his performance against Napoli. The centre-forward endured a difficult night on Wednesday as he made his first start of the season. Gyokeres has been defended after a difficult night against Napoli in the Champions League Getty Gyokeres had previously made just two substitute appearances across all competitions this term. However, following his 12-minute cameo against Chelsea on Sunday, he was thrown in from the start in the Champions League. Arsenal went on to claim a 1-0 victory in Italy, with Martin Odegaard scoring the only goal of the game. Gyokeres played 73 minutes before being replaced by Kai Havertz , having had just nine touches. Meanwhile, of Arsenal’s 26 shots in the match, none of them were by the Sweden striker. Gyokeres defended European football journalist Kevin Hatchard has defended Gyokeres, though, on the latest episode of the talkSPORT Daily podcast. Discussing his performance

First report: 'There is always a question going to be asked of Gyokeres' — sports.yahoo.com, 4d