In their hunt for a new centre-forward this summer, United were forced to turn to Benjamin Sesko, who joined the club over the weekend in a deal worth €76.5million (£66.4m) and €8.5m (£7.3m) in add-ons. Sesko himself had been linked with a move to Arsenal earlier on in the transfer window before the Gunners opted to sign Gyokeres instead.

Here we take a look at the Arsenal players who took their chance in pre-season as Mikel Arteta plans for a big year at the Emirates Stadium

Viktor Gyokeres opened his account for Arsenal as the Gunners ended pre-season with an emphatic 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao.