“Cross of the season”; Watch Oleksandr Zinchenko unbelievable cross field pass to Saka against Chelsea, Best in football history
“Cross of the season”; Watch Oleksandr Zinchenko unbelievable cross field pass to Saka against Chelsea, Best in football history
Oleksandr Zinchenko enjoyed a really strong debut and Jesus scored his fourth goal in as many pre-season games.
The Gunners appear to have taken steps forward through the transfer market and their tour of the United States.
Arsenal produced a scintillating display in their 4-0 win against London rivals Chelsea in Orlando.
Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Albert Sambi Lokonga all scored for Mikel Arteta’s side in the one-sided Florida Cup final, with Aaron Ramsdale not making a save.
Produced a wonderful cross-field ball in the first minute. Arteta utilised him in a very similar role, pushing him forward at every opportunity and allowing him to take up spaces in midfield from the left.
The match ended 4-0 in favour of Arsenal to continue their consecutive victory for the pre season. Watch full highlights here
This will be Chelsea’s final game in the United States pre-season tour and they will be hoping to end it on a bang.
Raheem Sterling played his first game for the Blues against Charlotte FC and fans are hoping to see the other new boy Kalidou Koulibaly.
Arsenal, who have also added some much-needed depth to their team, will be a much harder test for Tuchel’s team.
The Gunners have scored 15 goals in their four warm-up matches so far this summer, while the Blues have only played twice this month, following up a victory over Club America with a defeat on penalties to Charlotte FC.
Arsenal maintained their 100% record in pre-season when they claimed a 3-1 victory against MLS outfit Orlando City on Thursday.
Other significant player to note is the performance are Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus
The England international missed a one-on-one after being played through by Martinelli in the sixth minute. He was part of a good tactical display, linking up especially well with Odegaard when he drifted to the right.
He eventually got his goal in the 66th minute after following in Xhaka’s shot.
Gabriel Jesus stunning lob made it four goals in four games across pre-season since signing from Manchester City for £45million. He generally performed well and perhaps showed Chelsea what they are missing by not signing a No9.
