Chuba Akpom Turning Heads In United States; Strikes Again For Arsenal
Chuba Akpom continues to impress in pre-season fixtures with another goal for Arsenal in their 3-1 win over Chivas de Guadalajara at Stubhub Center ( California) in the early hours of Monday morning. <br /><br />The attacker stepped off the bench at the interval and made an impact, tapping home from close range off an assist from Mathieu Debuchy to give Arsenal a three-goal advantage after 56 minutes. <br /><br />As for team news, manager Arsene Wenger named Nigeria national-teamer Alex Iwobi in his starting XI for the second game in pre-season, and the number 17 subbed out before the start of the second half.<br /><br />New signing Rob Holding broke the deadlock on 34 minutes and the Gunners were rapid at the start of the second half, with Oxlade-Chamberlain getting his name on the score-sheet in the 50th minute before Akpom struck.<br /><br />Arsenal won their first game in the United States against MLS All-Stars, thanks to the England U21 international striker who netted a late goal. <br /><br />The Gunners next match is against Norwegian side Viking on Friday, August 5 in Stavanger.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : arsenal.com<br />
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