Mikel Arteta was full of praise for Viktor Gyökeres as he got off the mark for Arsenal in the Gunners’ final preseason friendly of the summer defeating Athletic Club at Emirates Stadium. The Swede got on the end of a first-timed cross from Martín Zubimendi to open the scoring in the first half.

Arsenal brushed aside Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in a preseason clash as new signing took centre stage with valiant effort.

Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal 's Premier League rivals that new signing Viktor Gyokeres will 'destroy them' if they let him. The £64million recruit from Sporting scored his first Gunners goal in a pre-season friendly win over Athletic Club on Saturday, and fans are expecting plenty more to follow.