Former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott has warned Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta that the Gunners cannot win the Premier League title with ‘okay’ striker Viktor Gyokeres.
Recall that Arsenal signed Gyokeres from Sporting CP in the summer.
The Sweden international has scored three goals in ten matches for Arteta’s side so far.
“I would describe Victor Gyokeres as ‘okay’,” Lescott told Sky Bet. “If you are going to win the league, your striker can’t be okay; he has to be top.
“I don’t think Mikel Arteta can get Arsenal over the line in the Premier League. But in the Champions League, it’s different.
“With the way he rotates and because of that big gap [before the knockout stages], no one knows what kind of form or fitness teams will be in.
“That suits Arsenal better than having to be consistently good every single week to win the league.”