Wayne Rooney believes Eberechi Eze will help get the best out of Viktor Gyokeres this season once he establishes himself in the Arsenal XI.

Eze made his Arsenal debut on Sunday in the 1-0 defeat to Liverpool following his £67.5m switch from Crystal Palace in the summer window.

The Englishman only played the last 20 minutes and faces a battle with Gabriel Martinelli to become a regular starter on the left wing under Mikel Arteta.

Speaking on Match of the Day after Arsenal’s loss to Liverpool, Rooney said: ‘[Arsenal have] got players to go and hurt teams.

‘They’ve brought in Eze to be a part of that, they’ve got some good flair players, so I’d like to see more attacking in open play to score and create goals from different opportunities rather than set pieces.

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