Gyokeres steals show before Arsenal's pre-season win
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Follow the latest updates as Premier League sides Arsenal and Newcastle United meet in a pre-season friendly in Singapore.
Arsenal and Newcastle United drew a crowd just shy of 40,000 to watch the Gunners beat their Premier League rivals. Eddie Howe’s Toon Army turned out in force to try to compete with the vast
Despite Arsenal's dominance, Newcastle found a route back into the game when Jacob Murphy picked out the bottom corner from range. Arsenal finally found the winning goal their performance deserved when Martin Odegaard scored from the penalty spot after the electric 15-year-old Max Dowman was taken out by Joelinton.
Viktor Gyokeres says he decided to sign for Arsenal after the Gunners thrashed his Sporting side in last season's Champions League.
However, it was Arsenal's 15-year-old academy products, midfielder Max Downman and centre-back Marli Salmon, who also impressed with their cameos and were the main subject of Arteta's post-match press conference, with the mood surrounding the club fairly postive.
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Arsenal secured their second win of pre-season with a well deserved 3-2 win over Newcastle in Singapore. Despite what the scoreline would suggest, this was a dominant Arsenal display with Newcastle taking the few opportunities they had.
Fans are not happy with one star player after his performance against Newcastle United in their Premier League pre season clash.
Now that Viktor Gyokeres has officially signed for Arsenal, the question has moved on to whether he will be a success with the Gunners. His goal record speaks for itself at Sporting, with the forward scoring 97 goals in 102 appearances and providing 26 assists during his time in Portugal.