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(Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media, Imago)

Charlie Grace

Mon 18 August 2025 13:33, UK

Lee Dixon has claimed that Arsenal’s star centre-backs Gabriel and William Saliba looked ‘flustered’ during their win away at Manchester United.

The match saw Arsenal’s new summer signings Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi make their Premier League debuts, while Noni Madueke featured from the bench in the second half.



Gyokeres scored over a goal per game during his time at Sporting (Credit: Imago)

Arsenal’s backline was threatened by a United side that showed a renewed attacking exuberance after their first full summer training camp under head coach Ruben Amorim, who is still looking to instil his 3-4-2-1 style on this side.

Mikel [Arteta] secretly is probably quite pleased with how the game went.

“Mikel was really insightful after the game when he said it was a humble result based on the fact that there were things that weren’t quite right.”

William Saliba has been one of the Premier League’s best defenders recently (Credit: Imago)

Football Insider Verdict

Having joined this summer for £55million plus £8.5m in add-ons (Sky Sports) from Sporting CP, Gyokeres was hoping to hit the ground running for Arsenal on the opening weekend away at Old Trafford.

However, Gyokeres endured an Arsenal debut to forget against Man United, with the Swede failing to make an impact on the game as he adjusts to life in England’s top flight.

While Gyokeres’ Arsenal debut will be a cause for concern, he faced an imperious Matthias De Ligt and a Manchester United side who were pretty vibrant in front of their home crowd.

Having time to further improve and bed in on the training ground will be a welcome relief for Gyokeres, who is no doubt a goalscorer by trade.

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