Sweden forward last scored from open play in November
No one has passed 20 league goals since Aubameyang
Mikel Arteta has challenged his strikers to score more than 20 goals in a season and backed Viktor Gyökeres as the Premier League leaders prepare to face Liverpool.
The Sweden striker is the club’s joint-top scorer in the league with Leandro Trossard on five. No Arsenal player has passed the 20-goal mark in the league since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang managed 22 in the 2019-20 season, Arteta’s first in charge.
Gyökeres has not scored from open play since the 2-0 win at Burnley at the start of November and Arsenal are on course to set a Premier League record if they win the title. Chelsea’s Frank Lampard in 2004-05 and Manchester City’s Ilkay Gündogan in 2020-21 are tied on 13 as the lowest top scorers in a team crowned champions. Dennis Bergkamp holds that record for Arsenal with 16 in 1997-98.
