Red Hot Arsenal rape PSG in preseason game

Mesut Ozil scored on his return to the Arsenal starting XI in an emphatic 5-1 International Champions Cup win over an unfamiliar Paris Saint-Germain side, while Alexandre Lacazette netted a brace.

Ozil, who captained the Gunners, has had a difficult couple of months that culminated in him retiring from international football last week after growing tired of perceived mistreatment from the German Football Federation (DFB).

That saga stemmed from a pre-World Cup meeting with controversial Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but he returned to Arsenal action in successful fashion on Saturday.

But the Gunners stepped things up again towards the end – Lacazette, who was brought on for Alex Iwobi at the break, scoring twice in quick succession from yards outside the box 18 before Rob Holding and Eddie Nketiah concluded an impressive win over PSG.

Full time score Arsenal:5 Vs PSG:1