Arsenal were back in action for the first time since the end of the season and were held to a 1-1 draw by Bundesliga 2 side Nurnberg in Germany.
Kai Havertz made his highly-anticipated debut in his homeland after completing his £65million move from Chelsea and was finally back playing in midfield.
William Saliba returned from injury after what will have felt like an eternity to Arsenal supporters who agonisingly watched their star defender sit in the stands during the end-of-season run-in.
While, Bukayo Saka was on the scoresheet once again as Mikel Arteta sought to blow the holiday cobwebs off ahead of a pre-season tour of America.