Arsenal's Viktor Gyökeres praises two Tottenham legends risking Gunners fan fury

He duly selected Spurs' all-time record scorer Harry Kane — with the England captain having bagged 280 goals in 435 appearances for the North London club before departing for Bayern Munich. Kane has maintained his extraordinary goalscoring form in Germany, netting 136 goals in just three seasons, and was recently crowned Bundesliga champion for the second time, via The Mirror.

When it came to first touch, another former Spurs forward came to mind, with Dimitar Berbatov earning the nod. The Bulgarian arrived at Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in 2006 and scored 46 goals across two seasons before sealing a transfer to Manchester United.

Gyökeres did back himself in one department, however, claiming the penalty-taking crown as his own. He also selected Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe for pace and Zlatan Ibrahimovic for physical strength.

Ronaldo Nazario was Gyökeres' choice for dribbling ability, while current Al-Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo secured his vote regarding composure. Gyökeres will undoubtedly be hoping to channel the attributes of some of his selections as he seeks to propel Arsenal towards the Premier League title during the final stages of the season.

Mikel Arteta's team currently occupies the top spot but holds just a three-point advantage over Manchester City following their 2-1 loss at the Etihad Stadium. Wayne Rooney criticized Mikel Arteta's choice to leave Gyökeres on the bench for that pivotal game.

He said: "I think these decisions if he comes on and scores the winner or scores the equalizing goal obviously it's the right decision.

"I thought with him not starting, Arsenal would've tried to sit in there. It was a strange one him not starting because you bring a No.9 in which they've been looking for all season, and I actually think he's done OK, to not start him in such a big game I think that might affect him."