Eddie Nketiah continued his impressive pre-season goal-scoring streak with a match-winning brace in Arsenal's 3-0 victory over Fiorentina on Saturday.
Having scored the late winner in Arsenal's opening International Champions Cup game - a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich - the young striker was at it again in Charlotte, North Carolina, with Joe Willock adding the gloss with a late effort.
It was an end-to-end contest in stifling heat, and while Fiorentina had plenty of presentable chances, it was Arsenal - and Nketiah in particular - who were on form in front of goal.
Nkietiah got the Gunners off to a fine start with a clinical low finish 15 minutes in after good work from Sead Kolasinac on the left flank, though Unai Emery's men rode their luck at times as La Viola were profligate in the first half.
Fiorentina could not find the breakthrough after the interval, and Nketiah added his second in the 66th minute - though it was not without controversy.
The Italian side felt Carl Jenkinson had performed a body-check on two defenders in the build-up to the goal, but the referee was unmoved as Alexandre Lacazette proceeded to tee up Nketiah for a simple close-range finish.
But Arsenal were not done there as Willock - so impressive already in pre-season - put the icing on the cake with a rising drive two minutes from time to cap a fine result.
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