Arsenal beat Orlando City as Gabriel Jesus' new role becomes clear - 5 talking points

Arsenal continued their perfect pre-season with a hard fought 3-1 victory over Orlando City.

Mikel Arteta’s squad were made to wait to start the latest leg of their US tour, with severe weather conditions pushing the kick-off back an hour. But the Gunners wasted no time in getting up to speed, with Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected strike opening the scoring just five minutes into a first-half played at a rapid tempo.

Orlando were game opponents though and took control, they should have equalised when Benji Michel ran through clear - only for Aaron Ramsdale to save expertly. But the England stopper was left picking the ball out of the net just minutes later, when Facundo Torres arrowed a shot into the bottom corner.

Arsenal turned to their big guns throughout the second half and the added quality was clear to see as they dominated in terms of both possession and chances. And that dominance paid off when Eddie Nketiah fired home an instinctive strike after his strike partner Gabriel Jesus was tackled in the box.

Reiss Nelson then came off the bench to score a well-taken third goal and that's how the game ended with one more game to come in the States, when they face Chelsea this weekend. Here are the main talking points from the win over Orlando City, starting with a look to the stands.

There were as many eyes on the stands in the Exploria Stadium as there were on the pitch during the early stages of the delayed friendly. And Oleksandr Zinchenko being sat next to technical director Edu appeared to confirm the worst kept secret in football.

The Ukrainian had been spotted in full Arsenal training kit in the hours leading up to kick-off, before getting off the team coach along with his new colleagues.

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