Arsenal thrashed Bayern Leverkusen 4-0 in last night’s pre-season friendly (Picture: Getty)Xavi Alonso is in no doubt Arsenal will compete for the Premier League title again this season after watching his Bayer Leverkusen side suffer a chastening 4-1 defeat. The Gunners missed out on glory by the slimmest of margins last term having gone toe to toe with Manchester City. ‘For sure it’s going to be wake-up call. ‘We can take a lot of positives from the game as well as the result.,’ he said. ‘But again, a really good test, a really good team who are really well coached and it was a good performance.’MORE : Paul Scholes urges Arsenal to sign Premier League star before transfer deadlineMORE : Paul Scholes ‘worried to death’ about Manchester United star ahead of new Premier League seasonMORE : Chelsea fan lobs mobile phone at Mykhailo Mudryk in nasty scenes during USA tour

Source: Metro August 08, 2024 13:39 UTC