Five Nigeria-Eligible Young Stars Feature For Arsenal First Team In Pre-season Win Vs MK Dons

At least six Nigeria-eligible starlets were on show at the Stadium MK on Tuesday evening as Arsenal's pre-season campaign got off to a satisfying start with a 4-1 victory over Milton Keynes Dons, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

While David Kasumu featured for the hosts, Bukayo Saka, James Olayinka, Tolaji Bola, Miguel Azeez and Daniel Oyegoke were all part of the Gunners side that took in their first pre-season friendly, the latter three earning their non-competitive senior bows in the process.

Saka started from the off for Mikel Arteta's side and was influential in helping the side establish a two-goal lead, cutting back a delightful ball for Eddie Nketiah to fire home in the 10th minute.

Arteta made six changes after the break, subbing Saka for Nelson while also bringing on Bola for Maitland-Niles, Azeez for goalscorer Xhaka, Olayinka for Elneny and then a late cameo for Oyegoke.

However, Ryan Alebiosu, Arthur Okonkwo and Folarin Balogun were conspicuously left out of the matchday squad for the Premier League side.

Mohamed Elneny, Mark McGuinness and Reiss Nelson were the other goalscorers for Arsenal.