Former Manchester United target, Viktor Gyokeres, endured a debut to forget for his new side Arsenal.
Gyokeres chase
The Red Devils were very keen on bringing in the Swedish striker this summer as he used to work with United manager Ruben Amorim at Sporting CP.
Moreover, he was in lethal form last season, bagging 54 goals in all competitions.
It has also been reported that the player heavily favoured a move to Arsenal over a reunion with Amorim, which supporters of the Gunners have naturally lapped up.
Debut from hell
Nonetheless, it was supporters of other teams that drew the first laugh as the Sweden international contributed virtually nothing in a 0-1 pre-season defeat to fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
In 14 minutes of action, he managed 0 shots on goal and 0 dribble attempts.
He could also only manage two passes in the entire time he was on the field, failing to connect with his teammates in any meaningful way.
The striker also didn’t manage to get involved in any ground or aerial duels as he caused the Spurs’ defence little to no problem during his brief stint on the pitch.
Social media joy
Football fandom is full of banter, especially in the social media age and it was awash with memes and mockery.
X account Hater Central mocked his performance by stating, he must be 100% constipated after a line of 0s in his real statistics.
Viktor Gyokeres Arsenal debut:
0 Goals/Assists
0 Shots
0 Dribbles
0 Duels Won
2 Touches
100% Has to be ConstipatedNO ONE CARED WHO HE WAS UNTIL HE PUT ON THE ASS 💯💯💯 pic.twitter.com/HNMSX7AldB
— Hater Central (@TheHateCentral) July 31, 2025
Footy Humour also posted on X, “welcome to the 001 club” mocking his lack of goals and Arsenal’s inability to win trophies in recent years.
Viktor Gyokeres welcome to the 001 club pic.twitter.com/xeZghigDCs
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) July 31, 2025
Another X account, Troll Football, also mockingly compared Gyokeres’ effort to United’s Rasmus Hojlund. They posted “Gyokeres against a team that was battling relegation last season” and “Hojlund against a team that was battling for Europe last season.”
I will just leave this here… pic.twitter.com/CAvmkKR3Z6
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) July 31, 2025
New striker pursuit
After missing out on Gyokeres, United have turned their attention to Benjamin Sesko and it has been reported that the club are prepared to make an official move for the striker.
As fate would have it, United will face Gyokeres at Old Trafford on Sunday 17th August on the opening day of the season.
Supporters will hope he has a similar impact on the game as he did on his debut.
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Alex Browne
Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Proud owner of such niche shirts such as Kleberson, Eric Djemba-Djemba and Gary Neville. Grew up pretending to be Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the back garden, with little success.
