Arsenal demolished Bayer Leverkusen 4-1 to secure a thumping statement victory in their penultimate pre-season friendly of the summer.
Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard struck an early quick-fire double for the Gunners as they returned to action at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night following a summer tour of the USA, with Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz also on target as Mikel Arteta’s confident side ruthlessly dispatched last season’s dominant German double winners who almost went the entire season unbeaten under Xabi Alonso before losing the Europa League final to Atalanta.
