Mikel Arteta has been told to put Viktor Gyokeres at the 'bottom of the pile' following an 'embarrassing' performance in Arsenal's 1-0 win over Chelsea. The 27-year-old striker was bailed out by Kai Havertz at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, with his replacement coming off the bench to finish the job.

In the dying embers of stoppage time, the former Blues striker put the final nail in the coffin and secured the Gunners a place in the Carabao Cup final. Arsenal will face either Manchester City or Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium next month, and Arteta has been urged to put Gyokeres at the 'back of the queue'.

"Viktor Gyokeres has been giving six months now," Steve Nicol told ESPN after the game. "Mikel Arteta has given him six months to separate himself from [Gabriel] Jesus, [Kai] Havertz and [Mikel] Merino.

"I was trying to defend him at the start because the way Arsenal play isn’t exactly helpful for a centre forward, but I still thought he was good enough to score goals.

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