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Arsenal striker is using the international break to find form

Graham Potter joked he is too scared to rest Viktor Gyokeres after the Arsenal striker's return to form.

Sweden have made a strong start to their Nations League campaign, beating Romania in their opening match and then backing it up with victory over Poland on Monday night.

Gyokeres scored in both of those matches, peeling off to the back post and volleying in to seal the win against Poland.

Sweden now face Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, before travelling to Romania three days later.

With Alexander Isak returning to Liverpool due to injury, there have been suggestions that Potter could look to be extra cautious with Gyokeres' fitness.

However, Potter told Viaplay: "He has an extra day to recover - these guys are used to playing on a tight schedule.

"If I told Viktor I wanted to rest him, he would probably rip my head off, I think."

Viktor Gyokeres hits his trademark celebration after scoring for Sweden against Poland

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Gyokeres has had a quiet season for Arsenal so far. He is yet to score for the Gunners and has not started a Premier League match.

Potter spoke before the international break about wanting to play his part in Gyokeres regaining some confidence and that has proved to be the case.

The Sweden boss hailed Gyokeres' impact at both ends against Poland, and explained why he kept the striker on until the 88th minute even with his side in control of the match.

"It was a tough match and we needed to win," Potter said.

"He headed balls away. We focused on winning, and now we're going to try to get everyone to recover. He's ready to play.

"If he had been allowed to [come off] earlier, he might have been p***** at me."

If I told Viktor I wanted to rest him, he would probably rip my head off, I think

Graham Potter

Potter continued: "In the second half I think he was outstanding. Even if he doesn't win the first duel outright, you can win the second ball.

"You can attack large areas. You can build through the midfield or the centre-backs.