Viktor Gyökeres' first start in an Arsenal shirt couldn't prevent his new club from suffering a 3-2 preseason to defeat to Villarreal on Wednesday after a performance manager Mikel Arteta branded as "naive.

Arsenal suffered a 3-2 defeat to Villarreal in their latest pre-season outing. Scorers: Nørgaard 36, Ødegaard (pen) 76'; Pépé 16', Etta Eyong 33', Danjuma 68'The visitors raced into a two-goal

Arsenal suffered a 3-2 friendly defeat by Villarreal at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday as Viktor Gyokeres made his first start for the Gunners and 15-year-old Max Dowman impressed. Nicolas Pepe put the La Liga side ahead - refusing to celebrate against his former club - before Etta Eyong's close-range effort doubled the lead.