Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told Viktor Gyökeres ' critics to "leave him alone" -- despite admitting the £64 million ($86m) striker needs to start scoring.

Gyokeres has found the back of the net in just four of his 17 appearances for Arsenal so far, and he was replaced on the hour mark by the returning Gabriel Jesus in the club's 3-0 Champions League win over Club Brugge in midweek.

Arsenal were wooed by Gyökeres scoring 97 times across 102 appearances for Lisbon's Sporting CP .

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But his return of just six goals for Arteta's side -- and his failure to find the back of the net in his past four matches since returning from a hamstring injury -- puts

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