Arsenal win All-Star clash

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Didier Drogba inevitably scored but Arsenal came through a stern test from the MLS All-Stars with a 2-1 victory in San Jose.

In the battle between north America and north London, the Gunners came out on top with goals from Joel Campbell and Chuba Akpom.

Arsenal’s nemesis Drogba, who used to make a habit of scoring for Chelsea against Wenger’s men, got the goal the MLS side deserved and they could have had more with a little more care in their finishing.

Olivier Giroud, Aaron Ramsey, Laurent Koscielny and Mesut Özil didn’t feature as they continue their recovery from Euro 2016 while Alexis Sanchez, Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista missed the game through injury. This handed a first start for new signing Rob Holding, who joined from Bolton last week.

The MLS squad, which was picked by San Jose Earthquakes boss Dominic Kinnear and league commissioner Don Garber, included Andrea …

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