Viktor Gyokeres in action on his Arsenal debut against Tottenham (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
Arsenal suffered their first defeat of pre-season as their north London rivals Tottenham beat them 1-0 in a friendly in Hong Kong.
Most fans probably won’t be reading too much into one friendly result, but there’ll still be plenty who are keen to know how certain players got on, especially new striker Viktor Gyokeres as he made his debut.
The Sweden international recently joined Arsenal from Sporting Lisbon after a lengthy transfer saga, and he’ll likely be seen as one of the most exciting signings of the summer after his stunning scoring record during his two seasons in the Portuguese capital.
It didn’t quite happen for Gyokeres today, but he still looked decent in a substitute appearance against Spurs, though overall this Arsenal team looked a long way from its best.
Arsenal player ratings against Tottenham
It wasn’t a memorable game for most of these Arsenal players, but read on to see exactly how they rated…
David Raya – Really poor for the goal that ended up deciding the game, Raya was way too far off his line, having come a long way when he didn’t really need to. Normally a reliable shot-stopper, this was an uncharacteristically chaotic moment from the Spaniard, and one that Mikel Arteta will be hoping he doesn’t repeat too often. 4/10.
Ben White – Still looking like someone in need of regaining full fitness and confidence after an injury-hit season last term, White was decent against Tottenham, but not his usual self with the quality of his passing and crossing. 5/10.
Myles Lewis-Skelly – So impressive for much of last season, Lewis-Skelly has shown that he still needs to improve in some areas and keep his concentration a bit better. He’s been seen doing some extra work on his crossing with Gabriel Heinze in pre-season training, and fans will hope he generally looks a bit more up to speed once the competitive football starts. 5.5/10.
William Saliba – Reasonably solid as you’d expect, and arguably mainly let down by not having regular starters like Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurrien Timber alongside him,…
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