Arsenal 2-3 Villarreal (Norgaard 36′, Odegaard pen 76′; Pepe 16′, Eyong 35′, Danjuma 68′)

EMIRATES STADIUM — At full-time of Arsenal’s penultimate pre-season game against Villarreal, an instrumental version of 50 Cent’s Window Shopper ebbed from the speakers.

An ironic choice, perhaps, given the company Amex has been used liberally this summer. At long last, Arsenal fans got a peek at the pricey new striker they hope can fire them to a first Premier League title since 2004.

Viktor Gyokeres, a £63.5m buy from Sporting Lisbon last month , debuted as a sub against Spurs in Hong Kong, but this was his Emirates soft launch, 11 days out from Arsenal’s 2025-26 curtain-raiser at Old Trafford.

Gyokeres’ arrival has naturally generated plenty of excitement among the fanbase, given his prol

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