Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge lavish praise on Arsenal’s ‘best player’ in Champions League win

SportFootballWayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge lavish praise on Arsenal’s ‘best player’ in Champions League winViktor Gyokeres played an important role in Arsenal’s journey to the European final despite not getting a goal at the EmiratesMichael Jones Tuesday 05 May 2026 22:41 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971078","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/wayne-rooney-daniel-sturridge-viktor-gyokeres-arsenal-atletico-madrid-champions-league-final-b2971078.html","title":"Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge lavish praise on Arsenal’s ‘best player’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-27600","index":0}Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge praised Viktor Gyokeres’ performance against Atletico Madrid (Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge and...