Arsenal vs Fiorentina: Nketiah scores brace as Gunners win 3-0

Arsenal vs Fiorentina: Nketiah scores brace as Gunners win 3-0

- Arsenal vs Fiorentina finished 3-0 in favour of the Gunners as they continue their impressive run

- Eddie Nketiah struck twice as Unai Emery's men sealed their third victory of the preseason

- The Premier League side will face Real Madrid in their next friendly clash ahead of the new season

Arsenal youngster Eddie Nketiah continued with his impressive form on Sunday morning, July 21, netting a brace in his side's 3-0 win over Fiorentina in a pre-season friendly.

This was Arsenal's third clash of their US tour, making it three wins out of three after seeing off Colorado Rapids and Bayern Munich in their previous two.

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Emery once again made a couple of changes to the first team line-up that faced Fiorentina at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium, with youngsters being handed a starting role.

Nketiah went on to give the north London side the lead in the 16th minute, rounding up a wonderful right-footed finish from Saka's assist.

Fiorentina's only chance to equalise before the break came in the 36th minute through Ceccherini who nearly headed home from close range, before Nketiah coming to Arsenal's rescue with a block.

The second half of the match witnessed a few changes for Arsenal, with Leno coming on for Martinez and Lacazette for Kolasinac as the Gunners reverted to a back four.

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Nketiah bagged his second of the day in the 66th minute with an elementary right-footed finish after some wonderful interplay up the right flank involving five different Arsenal players.

Joe Willock took the game beyond Fiorentina in the 89th minute, with the youngster smashing home a composed right-footed finish from the center of the area off build-up play from Mkhitaryan and Lacazette, as the Gunners marched to a 3-0 victory.

The Emirates outfit will now face Real Madrid in their next clash as they seek to lift the International Champions Cup.

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