Story by[Getty Images]Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has defended Viktor Gyokeres’ performance against Manchester City after he only had 22 touches.Gyokeres has scored three goals in five Premier League games but offered little threat in Sunday’s game.AdvertisementArteta attributed that to a lack of service, which could also be felt in the stadium as supporters became increasingly frustrated with their side’s lack of creativity.”There were a lot of situations that chances were there but then the final pass was missing,” Arteta said.

“There were a lot of very good balls in the box, especially I remember three of them that [Gyokeres] was very, very close to doing it against City.”To have very big open chances is extremely difficult, but he’s certainly trying his best to do that.”We have to provide more for him, that’s it.”