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A "hungry" Viktor Gyokeres says he is ready to answer manager Mikel Arteta's call to carry his scoring momentum into the Premier League. Gyokeres ended a seven-match goal drought with a quickfire brace in Arsenal's 4-0 thrashing of Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

It took Gyokeres' tally for his new club to five following his £58million transfer from Sporting Lisbon, where he scored 97 times in 102 appearances.

Speaking after the thumping win, Arteta challenged Gyokeres to keep the goals coming, with the north Londoners back in domestic action against Crystal Palace at the Emirates on Sunday.

And Gyokeres, 27, said: "I'm more hungry now. You always want to contribute with work rate and other stuff, but when you score goals as well, it's a bit special. So that's something I always want to do.

"The group we have and the spirit is something different and something very special.

"When you win games and you do these performances, it builds confidence in the team. The belief has to always be there, but of course this helps to boost it. We just want to keep going like this."

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