On Saturday 30th, the curtain fell on an exciting Emirates Cup match. Arsenal, at home, swept Westville 6-0 with a brilliant hat-trick by Gabriel Jesus, not only winning the championship, but also blowing the trumpet for the upcoming Premier League.
Prior to the match, Arsenal officially announced midfield core Martin Odegaard as the new captain, and the team purposely put out the strongest lineup to prepare for the upcoming Premier League opener away at Crystal Palace in the early hours of Saturday morning. Bukayo Saka created a penalty kick just 10 minutes into the game and scored himself to give his team the first lead. Shortly after, Gabriel Jesus scored with two consecutive shots on goal, and with Saka adding another, Arsenal was up 4-0 in less than 20 minutes.
In the second leg of the match, Arsenal was still in control of the game, and in the 77th minute, "Jesus" scored a hat-trick with a quick kick through the opposing team's goal in the middle of the melee. At the end of the match, substitute Nikitia added a goal to make the score 6-0. It is worth mentioning that Arsenal won all five pre-season warm-up matches, and won the Florida Cup and Emirates Cup successively, in which "Jesus" scored seven goals, quickly integrated into the team, and it seems that Arsenal's victories this season will mainly rely on his play! The team's success this season will rely heavily on his play.
