Arsenal prospect Emile Smith Rowe scored a superb solo goal to earn his team a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in the International Champions Cup as Unai Emery was treated to a showcase of the potential in his squad.
The 17-year-old attacking midfielder impressed throughout the first of Arsenal s three pre-season friendlies in Singapore and showed just why he is one of the club s most talked-about young players when he scored from outside the box early in the second half.
The goal cancelled out Luciano Vietto s opener for Atletico, who were without the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez but nevertheless exposed Arsenal s defensive frailties on occasion and looked the better organised of the two teams.
Arsenal s young guns failed to fire in the penalty shoot-out, though, with Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah missing their spot-kicks along with Henrikh Mkhitaryan as Atletico triumphed 3-1.
Emery gave valuable minutes to new additions Bernd Leno and Sokratis Papastathopoulos in a side that blended youth and experience, with Alexandre Lacazette looking sharp as he prepared to continue the good form he enjoyed in 2017-18.
OH EMILE SMITH ROWE THAT IS SPECIAL! strides forward and curls his shot right into the top corner
