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Zubimendi headed in the third in the 79th minute to complete a miserable return to English soccer for Postecoglou, the former Tottenham manager who was hired by Forest on Tuesday as a replacement for the .

鈥淭his week, it鈥檚 fair to say, was fairly disruptive for the players,” Postecoglou said. “International week as well, so they didn鈥檛 get in until Thursday, Friday 鈥� they see a new manager and I鈥檓 trying to implement new things.

鈥淪o it鈥檚 only understandable that they probably haven鈥檛 got clarity of thought at the moment. But that鈥檚 my job to try to bed that (in) over the next few weeks.”

Arsenal has won three of its first four games, losing the other to likely title rival Liverpool.

Postecoglou was in June despite Spurs winning the Europa League title and securing qualification to the Champions League. Domestically, though, Tottenham finished 17th, just one spot above relegation.

Forest offered little at Emirates Stadium aside from a chested effort from Chris Wood that Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya tipped onto the crossbar.

Otherwise, it was all Arsenal despite manager Mikel Arteta being without star players Bukayo Saka and William Saliba because of injuries, starting with Declan Rice on the bench and seeing captain Martin Odegaard go off in the 18th minute with a suspected shoulder injury.

Gyokeres has now netted three goals in his first four games, with his latest strike an example of what Arsenal has been missing 鈥� a center forward with a scorer’s instinct in the penalty area.

鈥淚t feels great, the guys in the team have been amazing,” the Sweden international said. “It鈥檚 been so easy to get into the group. But, of course, a bit of time where you have to settle in with everything around.鈥�

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