Viktor Gyokeres has confirmed it was an easy choice to join Arsenal despite failed late interest from Manchester United. Gyokeres has joined the Gunners on a deal worth around £64million as Mikel Arteta finally lands the the out-and-out striker his squad has sorely lacked during a five-year trophy drought.

But Gyokeres has rejected comparisons with the legendary Frenchman, insisting that he wants to write his own story in north London. “Of course I know about the history,” says the 27-year-old Sweden international,