Norgaard was the only one to start, and he set up our best chance of the first-half with a lateral pass to Ethan Nwaneri on the edge of the box. But it was his interceptions and positional play that caught the eye in an impressive opening 45 minutes.

Arsenal named their first official pre-season squad of their Asia tour on Wednesday morning, with 11 starters and 17 players on the bench. That meant two absentees from the travelling gropu of 30 players – Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurrien Timber.