Coventry's Gyökeres is Championships's in-form striker - and Zlatan replacement

Coventry City striker Viktor Gyökeres is enjoying a whirlwind season - and it's just hit another new height.

The 23-year-old signed permanent terms with the Sky Blues this summer after impressing on loan in the second half of last season.

And he has been in electric form for Mark Robins' side so far. His brace in Saturday's 4-1 thumping of Fulham took his tally to nine goals in 11 games.

And just a few hours after that brace against the Cottagers, Gyökeres was toasting another call-up by his country Sweden. He will be part of the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kosovo and Greece. Both games are in Stockholm.

Viktor Gyoekeres has nine goals for Coventry so far this season

And what made it more satisfying was that he had been chosen following an injury to superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The AC Milan forward, who turned 40 on Sunday, is still out with a knee injury sustained in May.

He is his country's all-time leading scorer with 62 goals in 118 caps.

Sweden coach Janne Andersson said: "Unfortunately Zlatan is not far enough along in his rehabilitation that he can join us in the upcoming gathering. Sad for us, and sad also for Zlatan of course.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss the upcoming World Cup qualifying double-header for Sweden

"We have followed Viktor in recent years and know that he is a good football player.

"He did well when we had him on the January tour in 2019 and he has done very well in England lately. I look forward to seeing him in our environment."

Robins knows Gyökeres has been a big part in his side's outstanding start to this season. City are riding high in third place in the Championship entering the international break.

Speaking last month about his centre-forward, Robins said: "I said from when he came in he was absolutely brilliant, everything he hit was going in the net until he had a bit of a lull in pre-season.

"He's gleaming from belief."