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– Arsenal and new signing Gabriel Jesus continued their impressive preseason form with an emphatic 4-0 win over London rivals Chelsea at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium on Saturday.
– Jesus struck his fourth goal in an Arsenal shirt following his summer transfer from Manchester City with a clever dinked finish from a Granit Xhaka pass after 16 minutes.
– Capitalizing on another sloppy giveaway from a below-par Chelsea, a determined Arsenal team made it 2-0 in the 36th minute when Martin Odegaard produced a neat turn and finish.
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– Chelsea came close to reducing their deficit right before half-time when Mason Mount struck a post with a fine effort from the angle on the right of the box.
– But the supporters in blue among the near-64,000 sell-out had little else to cheer on the night.
– And Arsenal effectively sealed the Florida Cup title and their fourth win out of four in preseason when Bukayo Saka slammed the ball home from close range midway through the second half after Edouard Mendy had twice kept the ball at bay in the Chelsea goal.
GABBY GOAL!! 😍
A little dink over the keeper from @GabrielJesus9 and we lead in the Florida Cup! 🏆
🔴 1-0 🔵 (15) pic.twitter.com/XV3r139mit
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 24, 2022
At it again.
🔥 @GabrielJesus9 pic.twitter.com/VBl38h1bbd
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 24, 2022
1️⃣1️⃣ ➡️ 8️⃣
Martin Odegaard fires in our second after a slick pass from Gabi Martinelli! 🔥
🔴 2-0 🔵 (36) pic.twitter.com/Zrottvgy6i
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 24, 2022
Bukayo makes it three! ⚽⚽⚽
Firing into the roof of the net from close range 🚀
🔴 3-0 🔵 (65) pic.twitter.com/IM3ZoLEHTh
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 24, 2022
– The scoreline was then made even more one-sided in the final seconds of stoppage-time when midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga found the net with an unmarked header.
Sambi strikes! 🔥
🔴 4-0 🔵 (90) pic.twitter.com/OUlv4gAQLf
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 24, 2022
Three games. Nine goals. Three wins.
🇺🇸 USA: ✅ pic.twitter.com/OuRXsXau0w
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 24, 2022
🥁 Introducing the Man of the Match…
🏆 @GabrielJesus9 pic.twitter.com/ymMNZahXM2
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) July 24, 2022
Tuchel hits out at Chelsea’s ‘commitment’:
– Thomas Tuchel questioned Chelsea’s commitment and said they need signings urgently after a 4-0 pre-season defeat by Arsenal in Florida on Saturday.
– Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Albert Sambi Lokonga scored in a comprehensive Gunners win.
– Chelsea manager Tuchel suggested his side may not be ready for their Premier League opener at Everton on 6 August.
– “I am far from relaxed,” Tuchel said. “We were simply not good enough. We were simply not competitive.”
– The Gunners dominated the match in front of a record 63,811 fans at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium.
– Jesus, who joined from Manchester City in a £45m deal on 4 July, put Arsenal ahead after 15 minutes, and three further goals wrapped up a comprehensive win.
– Arsenal have now won all three of their matches on their US tour, scoring nine goals.
