Jamie Carragher says Viktor Gyokeres has a trait that’s very similar to Alan Shearer

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Having scored just five Premier League goals so far this season, Arsenal fans might not’ve expected to see Viktor Gyokeres compared to Alan Shearer.

Shearer is actually a fan of Gyokeres, seeing the positives of what the striker has brought to Arsenal besides goals. 

Right now, the Swede is working hard to speed up his adaptation period following his transfer from Sporting CP in the summer.

Trading the Liga Portugal for the Premier League was always going to be a task, making it unsurprising that Gyokeres is struggling, but all hope is not lost yet.

If you could go back in time and sign another striker for Arsenal instead of Viktor Gyokeres, who would it be and why?

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Jamie Carragher compares Viktor Gyokeres to Alan Shearer

If there’s one thing that can assure fans that the striker will find his shooting boots, it’s that the Arsenal squad are fully backing Gyokeres to succeed.

Such was on show at Hill Dickinson Stadium when Arsenal beat Everton, as Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard handed the 27-year-old the ball to take a penalty.

Though Wayne Rooney didn’t agree with Gyokeres taking the penalty, it was a show of the centre-forward’s courage and confidence, something that, in Jamie Carragher’s eyes, likens him to one of the best. 

“There’s something about the lad, look, I don’t think he’s a top-class player, but there’s something I love about him,” Carragher said on Sky Sports Monday Night Football.

“That sort of mentality, ‘I’m taking the penalty’, and when he takes it, he’s taking it properly, almost Shearer-like, the way he puts his foot through the ball.”

Carragher likened Gyokeres’ no-nonsense mentality before, during and after taking the penalty, a spot-kick he made no mistake in hammering home.

Shearer might actually agree with Gyokeres comparison

Some might think that comparing Gyokeres to the Premier League’s record goalscorer is way off the mark, but with regard to penalty-taking, it’s not.

Shearer actually praised Gyokeres after the Everton win, applauding him for exactly what Carragher did, stepping up and dispatching the penalty.

“I love that in someone where you’re prepared to put your neck on the line, basically because you haven’t scored for a while, there’s people talking, there’s a bit of noise going on, but he says ‘no, give me the penalty’,” Shearer said.

There’s one trait that Gyokeres already shares with Shearer; now, Arsenal fans will be eager to see their striker develop many more similarities as time goes on.