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Manchester United and Arsenal each had new strikers making their Premier League debuts on the weekend with various outcomes.
Intertwined chase
The Crimson Devils had been keen on Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres earlier in the summertime as he had beforehand labored with Ruben Amorim at Sporting CP.
Arsenal had been additionally eager on the Sweden worldwide however had been additionally actively chasing Benjamin Sesko.
Nonetheless, Gyokeres made his choice for Arsenal recognized and United lastly accomplished a deal for the Slovenian at first of the month.
As destiny would have it, each gamers made their debuts towards the opposite membership who chased them this summer season.
Apparently, they didn’t spend any time collectively on the pitch as Gyokeres began however was subbed off earlier than Sesko entered the fray.
Comparability
The Occasions have highlighted how the 2 strikers fared and there may be one clear winner.
Gyokeres was on the pitch for a complete of 60 minutes whereas Sesko solely managed 25 minutes.
Nonetheless, the statistics present that Sesko made rather more of an impression on the sport.
Arsenal’s new ahead didn’t handle a shot or to create an opportunity as he was nicely shackled by Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt.
Alternatively, Sesko managed two pictures and created two possibilities regardless of being on the pitch considerably much less time than his opponent.
The United striker additionally had another contact within the field however crucially these had been all a lot nearer to the web than Gyokeres, whose touches had been extra on the sting of the penalty space.
Sesko early promise
Each gamers will want time and no one would sensibly decide both of their first sport of the season.
Sesko’s impression was promising nonetheless, particularly within the context he had just one week of coaching and no pre-season preparation together with his new teammates.
The Occasions damningly summed up Gyokeres’ impression as “he was bullied off the ball too simply, regarded sluggish, was let down by his first contact, struggled on any degree to get into the sport, and even when he was making the runs in behind, his team-mates weren’t discovering him; it’s a relationship that wants work.”
Contrastingly, Sesko was described as “of the 2 forwards he confirmed extra promise in his 25-minute cameo than his Swedish counterpart. The 2 possibilities he had, which had been each weak headers, had been nothing to get too enthusiastic about, however the primary factor for Amorim would have been that he was within the field to get on the tip of them.”
Lastly, the important thing distinction was with the large Slovenian, “you’ll be able to see how Sesko will slot into this technique and turn into the point of interest that they had been desperately on the lookout for within the first half.”
In distinction, Gyokeres’ position at Arsenal was definitely much less outlined, a minimum of on the idea of the match at Previous Trafford.
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