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Cristhian Mosquera names 'beast' Arsenal teammate who has helped him improve
Oct 11 2025 23:38 · By Tony Mogan
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Mosquera is proving to be a very shrewd signing for Arsenal (Picture: Getty Images)
Arsenal star Cristhian Mosquera believes training with a ‘beast’ like Viktor Gyokeres has played a major role in him settling into the Premier League so quickly.
Mosquera joined the Gunners from Villarreal during the summer transfer window and was quickly thrust into the first-team when William Saliba picked up a knock in the third game of the season against Liverpool .
After Saliba was forced off early on, Mosquera provided a measured and mature performance at the back alongside Gabriel Magalhaes with the Arsenal defence unable to do little about Dominik Szoboszlai’s stunning free kick winner.
The Spain Under-21 international has made eight appearances in total for his new club, swiftly taking to life in the English top flight.
Discussing his swift adaption, Mosquera credits the intensity of Arsenal’s training sessions as a key factor, particularly going up against fellow summer signing Gyokeres.
‘From the first moment Arteta spoke to me, I had no doubts about joining Arsenal,’ Mosquera told AS .
‘There’s an incredible group of players. Plus, there are a lot of Spanish speakers, which has helped me adapt.’
Gyokeres has been keeping Mosquera busy in training (Picture: Getty Images)
Asked what it is like coming up against Gyokeres in training, he added: ‘He’s a beast, an animal. Training with him helps defenders improve.
‘There were great players at Valencia, but training with such top-level players is a huge leap.’
Arsenal went into the international break top of the Premier League following Liverpool’s recent wobble that saw them lose three games on the bounce.
Gyokeres has three goals in 10 appearances (Picture: Shutterstock)
Mikel Arteta’s side return to action away to Fulham on Saturday 18 October and will be hoping Manchester United can do them a favour and dent Liverpool’s title hopes when the arch-rivals meet at Anfield the following day.