Alan Shearer admitted he was ‘pretty alarmed’ by Viktor Gyokeres’ lack of involvement before he ended his drought with two goals in Arsenal’s Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid.

The Gunners scored four second-half goals to thrash Atletico at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night and maintain their perfect record in the Champions League.

Little separated the Premier League and La Liga sides during a quiet first half and Gyokeres struggled to get into the game, touching the ball just nine times.

Arsenal asserted their dominance after the break, taking the lead from a set-piece when Gabriel Magalhaes headed home Declan Rice’s inviting cross.

Gabriel Martinelli doubled Arsenal’s lead just after the hour mark, slotting past Jan Oblak following a superb run from Myles Lewis-Skelly

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