New hairstylist? Yorke s Premier League debut was criticized: 0 goals and 0 assists, record number of hair strokes

August 18, in the first round of the 2025-26 Premier League season, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 1-0 away, making a good start. In this game, many new players from the two teams appeared, but the post-match evaluations were different.

Although Manchester United failed to score in the first Premier League match in the new season, the performance of the two new players on the front line, Cunya and Mbemo gave fans hope, and the team's offensive firepower has greatly improved compared to last season. In contrast, Arsenal's forward player Yorke does not have many highlights, and he was even ridiculed by the outside world for frequently stroking his hair on the court.

In the game against Manchester United, Yorke started and was replaced by Havertz after playing for 60 minutes. According to statistics, in this game, Yorke scored 0 shots, touched 21 times, 9 passes and 4 successful passes, 11 lost the ball, and 6 successful top scores.

It is worth mentioning that when the broadcast footage was given to Yorke, he often stroked his hair, which also triggered jokes from media people and fans. "He stroked his hair more times in the halftime than touching the ball." "Yorcres stroked his hair 21 times today, setting the record for the most in a single game in the Premier League." After the game, Arsenal coach Arteta said when talking about the performance of the new players that he was satisfied with players such as Yorke, Zubimendi, and was also satisfied with the performance of the players who came on the bench. Some players have not yet reached their highest level, but will reach it later.