Premier League
Premier League talking points: Man City in spotlight, Man Utd and Spurs seek a win, and Gyokeres' Arsenal chance
2026-10-09
The Premier League returns after the international break, with Manchester City heading to Liverpool and Arsenal hosting Leeds.

The Sky Sports Football writers analyse every game as the Premier League returns after the international break; Man City head to Liverpool while Arsenal host Leeds. Five games are live on Sky Sports this weekend, including Man Utd vs Tottenham and Liverpool vs Man City.
For the first five Premier League games of the season, Mikel Arteta named the same Arsenal front four in every single one. But now he's set to be forced into changes.
Hamstring injuries to Kai Havertz and Christos Tzolis mean the centre-forward and left-wing positions are likely to change over the next few weeks, at the very least.
Arsenal's squad strength allows Eberechi Eze to come in as a left-wing option. It's not a bad option. But how will Viktor Gyokeres fare as he prepares to replace Havertz?
It's been a frustrating start to the season for the Swedish forward, who has yet to score in his five appearances in all competitions so far this term. He's started only two, and he's managed just one shot in his 192 minutes so far.
Right now, Gyokeres is increasingly becoming the player who just doesn't quite fit at Arsenal. The start of the season has not only proved that Havertz is the clear first-choice No 9, but the German is better suited to Arteta's Arsenal system.
But there are signs Gyokeres could get his opportunity at the right time. First, he has a strong record against Leeds, scoring three goals in the two Premier League games against the Whites last season.
He also had a promising international break, scoring in every Sweden match during the lengthy camp. It mirrors a similar situation Gyokeres had in March of this year.
With question marks over his goalscoring form at Arsenal, Gyokeres went away with Sweden and fired them to the World Cup with four goals in two games. That in turn sparked a run of five goals in eight matches for Arsenal — with those goals helping the Gunners to the Premier League title.
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