Mikel Arteta watched on as Arsenal were beaten 4-2 by Championship side Watford in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday afternoon.
The Gunners have scheduled four games throughout the World Cup break with Arteta keen to keep his first-team players fit and available ahead of the Premier League's restart.
And in their first test, Arteta's side were embarrassed by their training ground neighbours despite a number of first choice players featuring in the match.
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