Arsenal enjoyed a confidence boosting 3-0 win on their first outing at the Dubai Super Cup against Lyon as the Premier League leaders prepare for the domestic season's resumption later this month.
The display will have given Mikel Arteta optimism ahead of the restart despite being without 10 players, who have been with their respective national sides at the World Cup in Qatar.
Several of Arteta's squad will hope to have given the Arsenal manager food for thought during the first of two matches they are due to play as part of a warm-weather training camp in the UAE.