With much of the first team away on their pre-season tour, a number of Arsenal youngsters had a chance to impress as an Under-23 XI took on National League South side Dulwich Hamlet at Champion Hill.
A handful of youngsters have travelled to the United States, including Reuell Walters and Folarin Balogun, after others had a chance to impress against Ipswich and in the 5-3 win in Nurnberg. Those who stayed behind, however, did so with the goal of showing Arteta he was wrong to leave them at home.
Both teams went close in the first half, with Nana Owusu striking the crossbar for the hosts and Charlie Patino doing likewise for Arsenal. The Dulwich woodwork was struck for a second time on the stroke of half-time, but the teams went in level at the break.
