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Wednesday, 19 July 2017

ARSENAL HIT WITH FOOD POISONING

Arsene Wenger said his squad was hit by food poisoning ahead of Arsenal's friendly win over Bayern Munich in Hong Kong


Stockpile were hit by sustenance harming in Shanghai that precluded a few key players of their pre-season well disposed with Bayern Munich on Wednesday, director Arsene Wenger said.

The Frenchman uncovered the disorder that had cleared the Arsenal camp, combined with the extreme warmth in China and long flights, made for a long way from-perfect arrangements for another exhausting effort.

Wenger was shorn of Olivier Giroud due to nourishment harming, at that point chief Per Mertesacker hauled out of the amusement only minutes before commence in light of the fact that he excessively fell sick with a similar issue.

New marking Sead Kolasinac additionally needed to fall off before the break, while Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott were substitutes since they were wiped out.

Wenger's sickly men were defeated for long stretches by Bayern before rescuing a last-heave 1-1 draw and after that triumphant 3-2 on punishments.

Arms stockpile were especially poor in the main half in the 36 degrees Celsius (97F) warmth and Wenger conceded that the extraordinary conditions in Shanghai were "a stun" in the wake of flying in from Australia, which is in its winter.

"I was somewhat frightened that today around evening time we could have enormous issues and in certainty in the main half we endured a bit," said Wenger.

"Ramsey completed the diversion, yet Walcott, Kolasinac, Mertesacker, Giroud, they all had a little sustenance harming."

Wenger said the club did not comprehend what caused the sustenance harming.

Wenger included of the rebuffing preseason plan that many best European clubs now attempt to far-flung goals for business reasons: "On the off chance that you ask me is it perfect physically to get ready? I'd say surely not.

"Has it got different favorable circumstances? Yes since we can meet fans everywhere throughout the world so that is extremely positive."

Save goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was the improbable legend for Wenger and Arsenal, sparing Juan Bernat's weakness kick after substitute Alex Iwobi gestured in the leveler comfortable end of ordinary time.
Robert Lewandowski took only nine minutes to flame Bayern ahead from the punishment spot as they defeated Arsenal, before Iwobi's late intercession implied the amusement went straight to punishments.

The two sides handled a blend of first-group regulars and stores, with new Bayern marking James Rodriguez and new Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette beginning.

Bayern play AC Milan in Shenzhen, southern China, in their next warm-up diversion.

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