Why Mikel Arteta grabbed Aaron Ramsdale during Arsenal win as Declan Rice makes humble gesture
It was a good night for Arsenal in America as they got their US pre-season tour off to the perfect start. Well, perhaps not a perfect start, as they felt their way into the game against the MLS All Stars, but by the end it was a perfect start to their Stateside pre-season matches as they ran out 5-0 winners against Wayne Rooney's side.
Following a sluggish start, the Gunners found themselves in front when Gabriel Jesus' sublime chip deceived Roman Burki. The All-Stars began to feel their way back into things and went close via Riqui Puig and Christian Benteke. However, it was Arsenal who then doubled their lead when Leandro Trossard fired in a sublime effort from the edge of the box.
The second half was far more routine as Jorginho had them 3-0 up inside 60 seconds with a penalty. Gabriel Martinelli then added a fourth before Kai Havertz rounded the scoring off with his first goal for the Gunners. Here football.london takes a look back on some of the moments you may have missed from the match.
Josh Kroenke arrived in Washington D.C. to meet the players ahead of this match on Tuesday and he has been heavily involved in bringing Arsenal into this match. As a result he was brought out ahead of the game to shake hands with both sets of players.
The announcement of his name was greeted with rapturous applause by the fans at Audi Field. Such a reception would have been unimaginable two and a half years ago at the height of the European Super League fiasco but KSE have well and truly won the fanbase over.
It was not the best of starts for Arsenal in possession. They may have fired themselves into a 2-0 goal lead before the half-hour mark but Mikel Arteta was still not pleased.
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