Arsenal laid down a marker ahead of the 2024/25 season with a demolition job of Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen. Mikel Arteta’s side cruised to a 4-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium without truly getting out of first gear in a sensational performance. Arsenal took the lead in the eighth minute through left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, who fired a sweet strike into the far corner from outside of the penalty area to leave Matej Kovar with no chance. One soon became two just moments later through Leandro Trossard, rounding off a well-worked passing move by faking his strike to send a Leverkusen defender and Kovar the wrong way before passing into the back of the net. Express Sport takes a look at five talking points from the clash…

Source: Express August 07, 2024 19:27 UTC