Pre-season: Arsenal beat Man United in Los Angeles

Arsenal beat Premier League rivals Manchester United 2-1 in a pre-season friendly in Los Angeles, USA, early Sunday Nigerian time.

Striker Rasmus Hojlund and £52m signing Leny Yoro both picked up injuries in the first half.

Hojlund had put his team ahead in the 10th minute of the match.

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Gabriel Jesus equalised with a controversial close-range finish in the 25th minute, before substitute Gabriel Martinelli broke inside 17-year-old rookie full-back James Scanlon to score the winner.

United eventually prevailed in a pre-arranged penalty shootout, with Jadon Sancho scoring the decisive spot-kick to seal a 4-3 victory.

There are now injury concerns in the Manchester United camp, with less than three weeks to go until the start of the new Premier League season.

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