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Arsenal get their preseason plans underway in earnest as they face AC Milan in a friendly match at the Singapore National Stadium.
We kicked off pre-season on a victorious note in Singapore on Wednesday, as Bukayo Saka netted the only goal of a 1-0 win over AC Milan. A dominant performance in testing conditions was rewarded early in the second half, as Saka steered home Jakub Kiwior's pinpoint delivery into the box.
Mikel Arteta says the performances of 15-year-olds Max Dowman and Marli Salmon were "incredible" as Arsenal beat AC Milan 1-0 in their opening pre-season game in Singapore.
LIVE: Follow all the action right here as Arsenal take on AC Milan in a pre-season friendly at the National Stadium in Singapore
Bukayo Saka 's early second-half goal made the difference as Arsenal kicked off their pre-season tour of Asia with a 1-0 win over AC Milan in Singapore.
While initially, all eyes were on Zubimendi once he came off the bench during the interval, 15-year-old Max Dowman managed to steal some of the attention when he was introduced into the match himself. The youngster replaced Bukayo Saka with just 24 minutes to go in the contest and wasted little time making a statement.
We claimed the Dubai Super Cup after beating AC Milan 2-1 at the Al Maktoum Stadium, and the best of the action - including the subsequent penalty shootout - is now available to view. Goals from Martin Odegaard and Reiss Nelson gave us a two-goal advantage at the break, and despite Fikayo Tomori pulling one back in the second half, we managed to maintain our lead to clinch the silverware.
Starting on the right-hand side of the midfield triumvirate, the electric Ethan Nwaneri ran the Milan defence ragged during his short time on the pitch, providing the only real highlights of the first half with two sublime pieces of skill.
As part of Singapore's Festival of Football (SFOF) tournament, football teams Arsenal, Newcastle United, and AC Milan will be playing against each other in Singapore. The matches, all set to be held at the National Stadium, are as follows: