MIAMI: Gabriel Jesus endured his spectacular pre-season shape with some other purpose as Arsenal thrashed Chelsea 4-0 in a pleasant in Florida on Saturday. Jesus, who simplest joined Arsenal from Manchester Town previous this month, took his purpose tally to 4 targets in 3 video games for his new membership in a medical win for the Gunners in entrance of 63,811 fanatics at Orlando’s Tenting International Stadium.
It used to be some other encouraging efficiency for Mikel Arteta’s aspect, who took keep an eye on of the sport with two first part targets after dominating the outlet 45 mins. Chelsea supervisor Thomas Tuchel may no longer cover his anger all through a lacklustre first part show from his crew, who have been time and again uncovered by means of Arsenal’s nimble counter-attacking.
Chelsea had one promising assault after 5 mins when new signing Raheem Sterling performed Timo Werner into house, however French defender William Saliba snuffed out the risk with a cast masking take on. Arsenal will have to have opened the scoring moments later, when Gabriel Martinelli burst transparent at the counter. The Brazilian handed to Bukayo Saka however the English global’s shot used to be stored by means of Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
The Arsenal drive in any case informed within the fifteenth minute with a purpose that got here after Chelsea’s Nathaniel Chalobah surrendered ownership with a out of place go that went immediately to Granit Xhaka. The Swiss global performed a excellent first time ball into Jesus who coolly chipped over the advancing Mendy to make it 1-0. Martin Odegaard made it 2-0 to the Gunners within the thirty sixth minute with some other well-worked transfer. Martinelli’s go discovered the Norwegian playmaker in house within the Chelsea space, and the attacking midfielder became easily and tucked a low end previous Mendy.
Chelsea’s absolute best probability of a lacklustre part got here in stoppage time when Mason Mount curled a shot from the brink of the realm which beat Aaron Ramsdale however crashed go into reverse a put up. Arsenal prolonged their lead halfway thru the second one part when Saka buried a rebound from shut differ after Mendy parried Xhaka’s long-range strike. Arsenal endured to create possibilities however needed to wait till harm time for his or her fourth purpose when Albert Sambi Lokonga headed previous Mendy after a excellent move from the correct by means of Portuguese global Cedric. – AFP