However, it was Arsenal's 15-year-old academy products, midfielder Max Downman and centre-back Marli Salmon, who also impressed with their cameos and were the main subject of Arteta's post-match press conference, with the mood surrounding the club fairly postive.

New Tottenham boss Thomas Frank will get his first taste of north London's eternal footballing rivalry as his Spurs team takes on Arsenal in this intriguing preseason friendly in Hong Kong on Thursday.

Arsenal continue their pre-season tour of Asia on Thursday when they face north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in Hong Kong.

Viktor Gyokeres made his Arsenal debut from the bench but could not prevent his new side from falling to a 1-0 pre-season friendly defeat to rivals Tottenham Hotspur. The 27-year-old Sweden striker completed his £55m transfer from Sporting Lisbon on Saturday and was presented to fans ahead of the Gunners’ 3-2 win over Newcastle in Singapore the day after.

F ans have given their verdict on Viktor Gyokeres after the Swedish striker came off the bench to make his debut in Arsenal 's 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in a pre-season North London Derby. Gyokeres joined the Gunners from Sporting CP earlier this month in a £64m deal after weeks of negotiations between the two clubs for the 27-year-old.