eat arteta insisted Arsenal supporters not “carried away” after the 4-0 win Chelsea in the early hours of Sunday morning.
gabriel jesusMartin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Albert Sambi Lokonga all scored the Gunners beat off their London rivalscausing Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel questioning the commitment of his players.
That ended a successful pre-season tour for Arsenal, who also beat Everton and Orlando City in an ambitious summer recruiting campaign.
Title winners Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko have both come over from Manchester City to bolster a side that narrowly missed out on Champions League qualifiers last season.
Arteta, however, was eager to downplay the importance of the result.
“Don’t get carried away,” he said.
“There are still a lot of things we need to get better at and do better. But I think it’s good to get some momentum going, end the tour on the right foot, bring some joy to our fans and everyone who has contributed to make this tour possible.”
Next on Arsenal’s schedule is a meeting with Sevilla in the Emirates Cup for the Premier League opener at Crystal Palace on Friday, August 5.