It still feels like a dream to see Arsenal successfully slaughter Leverkusen with a landslide score and is this really the Arsenal we know?
Even though this is only a pre-season match, the Gunners are so serious about being able to beat Leverkusen and I think this could be a good record after successfully beating last season's Bundesliga champions. Mikel Arteta must also be very happy with his team's performance in this match and it looks like he's fielding all of his main squad so they can win.
On the other hand, maybe Xabi Alonso freed his players here and didn't burden them all too much to achieve maximum results. Leverkusen certainly just wants their players to stay fit before the season starts and I think a defeat like this feels quite reasonable. It looks like Xabi Alonso also only fielded his reserve players and it's a stark contrast to what Arsenal did. In addition, Granit Xhaka was finally able to reunite against his former team and this was a fun match for him.
Apart from that, in a few days Arsenal will also compete against Lyon in the Emirates Cup final. This match will definitely be very exciting, so I will not miss this match because I will also bet on this match. Because I believe that with Arsenal's current performance, Lyon will definitely be very easy to beat. And speaking of Leverkusen, in this match did not show its true performance. However, I'm sure Xabi Alonso definitely doesn't want his team to lose this match. So in essence, this crushing defeat was clearly beyond Xabi's predictions. Apart from that, it is true that for Granit Xhaka, this match was his first match against his former club, after moving to Leverkusen in the transfer market last season.