Arsenal fans think they’re ‘going one better’ as rocket strike seals Barca win

Arsenal fans reckon they're a shoo-in for the Premier League title after a 5-3 win against Barcelona which was capped off by Fabio Vieira's worldie.

The Gunners rounded off their pre-season tour of the United States by beating the La Liga champions at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles last night (July 26).

They twice levelled in the first half, with Bukayo Saka cancelling out Robert Lewandowski's opener before missing a penalty and Kai Havertz netting following Raphinha's goal.

A Leandro Trossard brace put Mikel Arteta's side in the ascendancy until Ferran Torres got one back late on. But Vieira then put some gloss on the scoreline as he curled in a beauty from outside the box.

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It raised excitement amongst the Arsenal fanbase, with one supporter tweeting: "We are 100% winning the Premier League…and the FA Cup…and the League Cup…and the Champions League."

A second commented: "Ya we’re cooking Barca we’re so winning the league." And a third argued: "All we need do is fix our Man City problem and we’re winning the league!"

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"Arteta just fired a warning shot to the whole EPL and Europe haha," wrote a fourth, while a fifth joked: "It's only a friendly but this definitely means we're winning the league right?"

Even a Chelsea fan was stunned by the result as they sighed: "Arsenal are actually winning the league this year… hate to see this."

Barca boss Xavi even spoke to Arteta about the performance from his players. He told reporters post-match: "I understand that everyone wants to win, but I told Arteta that it looked like a Champions League match. The intensity that they put was too high."

Arsenal are now heading back to London ahead of hosting the Emirates Cup clash against Ligue 1 club Monaco next Tuesday (August 2).

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They also beat the MLS All-Stars 5-0 and lost to Manchester United 2-0 during their time stateside.

Their final fixture before the Premier League season gets underway will then be against Manchester City, who pipped them to the title last season, in the Community Shield.

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