Gabriel Jesus scored a superb solo goal as Arsenal stepped up their preparations for the new campaign with an impressive 4-1 win over Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen.
Jesus, reinvigorated following an injury-hit campaign last term, pounced on a poor Leverkusen throw deep in Arsenal territory in the first half before carrying the ball forward and dispatching a low finish from outside the box to delight the Emirates Stadium crowd.
The rampant hosts were already two goals up at that point, with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard having finished smartly from Kai Havertz passes in the space of a minute early on.
Havertz moved up front after Jesus was substituted at half-time and the German scored Arsenal’s fourth goal when Bukayo Saka’s cut-back bounced into his path off Leverkusen’s Granit Xhaka, who received a standing ovation on his return to north London.
