It turned out to be rather one-sided indeed, Arsenal’s five goals in contrast to their opposition’s one shot on target.
Declan Rice made his first appearance for the club, a brash firework display rung across the stadium in American style and Mikel Arteta used 21 players.
Here’s Mail Sport takes a look at three things we learned from the North London club’s performance.
Arsenal’s pacey frontline needs no invitation
Seeing Saka and Jesus marauding forward is enough to instill deep fear in most elite backlines. Time and again, amid stodgy passages of play, the pair were able to break forward at will.