Arsenal thumped Manchester City in a pre-season friendly in Helsinki on Saturday afternoon.Goals from Theo Walcott, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud ensured the Gunners finished pre-season in style, while Alvaro Negredo hit a consolation goal for the Citizens.
Arsene Wenger’s men began quickly, and Walcott opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a fine chipped finish after a sublime through ball from Ramsey.
The Gunners then had a fine chance to double their advantage on the half hour mark, but Joe Hart managed to push Bacary Sagna’s long-range effort onto the post.
Instead, Ramsey made it 2-0 in the 59th minute, when he played a delightful one-two with Walcott and rounded Hart before sliding home.
But the north Londoners were not finished there and Olivier Giroud added their third of the afternoon three minutes later with a superb clipped finish after Vincent Kompany made a hash of his clearance.
However, it was City who had the final word, as Negredo nabbed a consolation goal with a fine finish from just inside the box after a powerful run from midfield.
Other friendly results:
Aston Villa 3-2 Malaga.
Cardiff City 3-1 Athletic Bilbao.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Lazio.
Fulham 1-2 Parma.
Hull City 3-0 Real Betis.
Norwich City 2-0 Panathinaikos.
Southampton 4-3 Real Sociedad.
Stoke City 0-0 Genoa.
West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Bologna.
West Ham United 2-0 Pacos de Ferreira.
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