[Photo courtesy of AFC]
Premier League side Arsenal was held to a one-all by German side FC Nürnberg in a pre-season friendly. The Gunners broke the deadlock early on in the 7th minute when England international Benjamin White found fellow teammate Bukayo Saka with a lobbed through ball.
The 21-year-old cut in from the right to unleash a powerful shot past the goalkeeper, Christian Mathenia. The German side equalized in the second half when a misplaced pass by goalkeeper Karl Hein found Kanji Okunuki who threaded it home.
The Londoners came close to equalizing in the 90th minute when Folarin Balogun was through on goal but hit the side net.
They were without last season’s top scorer, Gabriel Martinelli. The Brazilian international is still out with an ankle injury sustained in May against Brighton.
New boy Kai Havertz featured in the second half to a warm reception. The German international joins Arsenal from Premier League rivals Chelsea in a €70 million deal
Arsenal are now set to fly out to the US for the rest of their pre-season tour where they’ll take on the MLS all-stars before taking on fellow Premier League rivals Manchester United