Arsenal: Gabriel Martinelli greets training ground dog 'Win' after returning for pre-season

Arsenal's new training ground dog 'Win' has wasted no time getting to know her new team-mates after greeting Gabriel Martinelli at London Colney - with the Gunners returning for pre-season this week.

The chocolate Labrador is a new addition to the furniture at the club after Mikel Arteta hand-selected the dog to help bring togetherness to Arsenal and improve stress levels between match days.

The reveal that Arsenal were getting a training ground pet raised eyebrows but 'Win' seems to have had a great impact on the players after Martinelli looked on lovingly when she came out to greet him on Thursday.

Arsenal's official Twitter account posted the video of the Brazilian turning up at London Colney before 'Win' walks out - with the forward then embracing the dog before heading inside.

'Morning, morning, morning,' says Martinelli before noticing the dog approaching him and saying, 'Oh, Win!' before reaching down to stroke her.

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The arrival of 'Win' is one of several unorthodox changes Arteta has made since arriving at Arsenal in 2019, but he believes this one will help Arsenal feel more like a family as they bid to battle Man City for the title again next season.

'We always talk about family, and being connected,' he said last month when asked why the club had invested in a dog. 'A big family like we are at the club, and I feel like we are a family, we need a dog to represent that family.

'I think there are still things at the club that can be done to connect with people. To be more caring with people, to show love.

'I carefully chose the dog and in my opinion it's the perfect representative of who we are right now. Her name is Win, we all love winning and Win