Mikel Arteta has professed his faith in Viktor Gyokeres despite his scoring struggles at Arsenal(Image: Stu Forster, Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta has offered reassurance to Viktor Gyokeres, insisting he retains "a lot of faith" in the striker's capacity to deliver for Arsenal despite his current goal drought. The Sweden international has netted three times in 11 appearances for the Gunners so far and has gone seven consecutive matches without a goal contribution.

Yet that hasn't diminished Arteta's confidence in his new forward. In fact, the Spaniard anticipated this very scenario and believes it will demonstrate Gyokeres' true worth.

Arsenal face one of their sternest challenges of the campaign to date when they welcome Atletico Madrid on Tuesday evening. Ahead of the Champions League clash, Arteta addressed questions regarding his striker's barren run and reaffirmed his conviction that Gyokeres can deliver on his potential in north London.

"This is football, and we can't expect a player to change contexts [from Sporting CP to Arsenal, or Portugal to England] and have him do the same thing instantly," he told Marca. "Things are very different. All players in the...