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Evening Standard
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Arthur Ferridge

Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham: Viktor Gyokeres makes Gunners debut as Spurs secure friendly win

Contest: The first north London derby to be played outside the UK came with plenty of needle - (Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Pape Matar Sarr scored from the halfway line as Tottenham condemned Arsenal to their first defeat of pre-season in Hong Kong on Thursday.

Tottenham were the much better side in the first half and led through Sarr shortly before the break as the Senegalese spotted David Raya off his line, hitting a perfectly weighted lob to net what proved to be the winner. The Gunners pushed hard for an equaliser in the second period but could not find a breakthrough as Spurs defended admirably into the late stages.

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