Gyokeres likes to drift to the left and cut in on his right foot but against Arsenal, he peeled onto Gabriel’s side instead. He did not find much joy, however, as Gabriel repeatedly manhandled him or stepped in front to cut out the pass to his feet.

Arsenal are now beyond the halfway stage of their Champions League league phase campaign, with a mixture of results so far. The new Champions League format has wreaked havoc early on, with surprises including PSG outside the qualification places and Real Madrid hovering dangerously close to falling out too.

Arsenal returned to winning ways in the Champions League with a 5-1 victory over Sporting CP on the road. The Gunners had failed to score in their previous four away trips in the competition. They ended the goalless run with a sublime performance at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.