Skip to main content

Pre-Season: Rangers 2 - 2 Arsenal

Arsenal had to settle for a draw in their second pre-season friendly, despite creating many chances in an entertaining match at Ibrox.

In their previous match, they lost 2-1 against Hibernian FC so this was a much improved performance and result. 

Leon Balogun had headed Rangers ahead early on, but Arsenal struck back when new signing Nuno Tavares burst into the box to fire home right-footed.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came close to giving The Gunners the lead on several occasions before Rangers scored again from a corner in the second half.

Arsenal finally got the goal their attacking endeavour deserved though, when Eddie Nketiah smashed home through a crowd.

More Arsenal news from News Ball 

More reaction from Arsenal

One Arsenal fan gave his opinion on Arsenal's transfer targets: "We are a few signings away from having a serious shot in the top four. Baku, Maddison, Johnstone. Please make it happen!"

Another fan was pessimistic when it came the club's chances: "We know the new faces arriving are Ben White & Lokonga but the problem is we're relying way too much on ESR for creativity. Auba is out of form. Laca, Nketiah ain't good enough. 

"This means we need a CAM and a CF asap. I don't expect anything good until we sign these two players."

Thoughts from Rangers

After the match, Steven Gerrard spoke with Rangers TV. Their next game is a friendly against Blackpool on Wednesday night. 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Who won the Transfer Window?

The transfer window is closed until January 1st.  Who had the best window though? Were there any major losers? Manchester United United strengthened their defence with the signing of Varane and brought some extra quality with the signings of Jadon Sancho and the returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo. Critics would argue that they are still a world class defensive midfielder away from leading the charge in domestic and European competitions. Click here for more news on Manchester United Manchester City The signing of Jack Grealish was great but many would argue that their lack of proven goalscorer could prove costly. Although others would point out that they have just scored ten in two matches so who needs a centre forward? Chelsea The European champions are now many people's favourite to win the Premier League after their additions. They proved their attacking quality against Arsenal but proved they can defend well after they earned a point at Anfield despite spending more than h...

What could play a part in the next Premier League title race?

The Premier League season starts on August 14th 2021.  Will it be the start of a successful title for Manchester City or will another team triumph in May 2022. Will Manchester City prioritise Champions League success? An interesting aspect of the next season could be Manchester City's quest for the Champions League. Will they prioritise Champions League success as the expense of a successful defence of their Premier League. More Manchester City stories from Greater Manchester Football Chelsea's confidence boost from Champions League win Chelsea will have taken great confidence from their Champions League win over Manchester City. They will have to be more consistent in the league if Thomas Tuchel wants to add the Premier League title to his growing list of honours.  The impact of Manchester United signing Jadon Sancho It's looking more likely that Manchester United will announce the signing of Jadon Sancho soon. Could the English winger/forward add a bit of quality that...

Latest tweets from London

Let's have a look at what's happening in London through a simple Twitter search London Tweets around lunchtime on Wednesday 16th June 2021 London is a wonderful place with so many things going on. This could be the UK Government leading the country... or perhaps the various football grounds. There's also lots of music, culture and art going on... Time to grab “The Eye” 😉 #london #architecture pic.twitter.com/Gw7RRFzqPX — Armin Ganguly 😷 (@RIBA_architect) June 16, 2021  Former Gaizka Mendieta is enjoying himself... Good fun talking about @EURO2020 with @julesbreach and my former team mate at @Boro mi amigo @schwarzer_mark 🎥⚽️ Thank you @OptusSport for having me. 👊🏼 #EURO2020 #London #Australia #EuroBrekkieWrap #GM6 pic.twitter.com/aYUnA2giQ2 — Gaizka Mendieta (@GaizkaMendieta6) June 16, 2021 Latest Euros news  England's campaign got off to a great start as Raheem Sterling's goal secured victory over Croatia. England's campaign got off t...