Arsenal’s penultimate pre-season game saw them draw 1-1 with French side Angers at the Stade Raymond Kopa. They won the subsequent penalty shootout though.
The home side took the lead in the 13th minute through Farid El Melali, while the Gunners equalised five minutes into the second half via Reiss Nelson.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery fielded quite a young side to start with, probably to give them the opportunity to impress him ahead of the start of the season.
While they looked good on the ball and created chances, there was always a danger of conceding a goal or two on the counter.
Just after 10 minutes into the game, a nicely-weighted through ball from Santamaria lured Emiliano Martinez to come forward to collect, but the goalkeeper missed it and El Melali was there to round him and score.
The Gunners equalised in the 50th minute when a deflected Matteo Guendouzi cross fell into the path of Nelson, who couldn’t miss from close range.
After the game ended in stalemate, Arsenal won the penalty shootout 4-3. Here’s how we rated the players who took part in the game.
