Arsenal Coach Happy With Returning Stars

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was full of praise for his international stars after they helped the Gunners beat Manchester United 2-1 in California yesterday, where the two sides met in a pre-season friendly.
Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli were on Copa America duty for Brazil this summer, while Kai Havertz was with Germany hosting Euro 2024, but all three returned to action with their club in the early hours of yesterday morning, despite only landing at the team camp in America on Thursday.
Arteta was full of praise therefore for the manner in which they quickly adapted to the demands of the summer schedule and aided the Gunners, with Martinelli scoring the winner late on after coming on as sub.
“They had a day and one training session but they’ve come back in very good condition. We know that the boys are high speed at the moment and they’re not going to have time to prepare, so they have to catch up with that rhythm and they look really good,” the manager said after the game.
“I think it was a really competitive match, really good opposition for us, and I’m very happy that we managed to win the game. It was a big test against an opponent that are in a good moment. They’re having a good pre-season and we have to turn around a result which is great practice for us.”