Tottenham legend disagrees with Gary Lineker over Viktor Gyokeres Arsenal point

Chris Waddle has not been impressed by Viktor Gyokeres

Tottenham icon Chris Waddle does not feel Viktor Gyokeres is a "huge step-up" from Kai Havertz or the rest of Arsenal's attacking options.

The Swede has now gone six matches without a goal for the Gunners but boss Mikel Arteta remains delighted with Gyokeres' application at the top end of the pitch.

Both he and Bukayo Saka are among those to have said on record that the goals will soon follow for the 27-year-old marksman.

Waddle, however, is concerned Gyokeres is not actually as good as what his price-tag suggests because of the quality of the Primeira Liga in Portugal.

He told BestBettingSites: "I used to watch him at Coventry, and he was always unpredictable. He played off the cuff. He could pick the ball up in a deep position, dribble past two players and then score. He could try the same thing again and then fall over his own legs.

"He did well at Sporting Lisbon, but any half-decent player should be banging them in for Sporting. Thirty goals is the least strikers should be getting.

"Except for Porto, Benfica and maybe Braga, you’re not always getting a serious game. You’ll win 95 per cent of them.

"In the Premier League, the standards are different, but he’s working hard. He’s putting himself in the action and he’s not ducking the challenge.

"He’s looking for the ball. He’s that type of player, but right now, he’s not necessarily a huge step-up from what they had before."

Gyokeres already has three top-flight goals to his name and he has led the line by example in the absence of the injured Havertz.

Viktor Gyokeres is without a goal in six Arsenal games (Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Waddle's former England team-mate Gary Lineker has been impressed and is confident Gyokeres will soon be firing on all cylinders .

He told The Rest is Football podcast: "I think that, even though he’s not banged loads of goals in yet, Viktor Gyokeres gives them something different.

"He gives them a threat behind, which creates more space for the midfield and even the wide players, and he’s aggressive with his running and he likes to spin and he attacks the space in the box.

"The goals will come for him because of the service that he will inevitably get, particularly now Bukayo Saka is back in the mix and looks like his old self after his injury."

Arsenal travel to Fulham next Saturday in their first match after the international break.