Christos Tzolis shines as Arsenal cruise past MK Dons in friendly

Arsenal opened their pre-season campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory over MK Dons at the Sobha Realty Training Centre, featuring goals from Reiss Nelson, Ethan Nwaneri, and Ceadach O’Neill.

Arsenal commenced their summer pre-season schedule in style this afternoon, cruising to a comfortable 3-0 victory over MK Dons at the Sobha Realty Training Centre.

Arsenal kicked off pre-season campaign with a 3-0 win over MK Dons at Sobha Realty Training Centre this afternoon.

⚽️ Reiss Nelson
⚽️ Ethan Nwaneri
⚽️ Ceadach O’Neill

New signing Christos Tzolis set up the opener on his unofficial debut. pic.twitter.com/VpX5C9IruI

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Reiss Nelson broke the deadlock early on, with new arrival Christos Tzolis marking his unofficial debut for the club by providing the crucial assist for the opening goal.

Mikel Arteta’s side maintained control throughout the fixture, adding further gloss to the scoreline in the second half.

Young talents Ethan Nwaneri and Ceadach O’Neill both got on the scoresheet to wrap up a productive afternoon and secure a winning start to the Gunners’ preparations for the new campaign.