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The fixture was a friendly, so the scoreline was inconsequential.

Nobody will be checking this scoreline in a fortnight.

Delap's second conversion, in the 62nd minute, overturned the scoreline in favour of the visitors.

The loan is for one season.

The loan is due to run for the whole season.

A penalty shootout had been arranged to settle a draw.

At Liverpool he will wear the number 33 shirt.

At Liverpool he takes the number 33 shirt.

He will wear the number 33, a shirt the club points out has been dormant for a decade.

Arsenal won the shoot-out 4-3.

After the ninety minutes, the two teams took penalties, and Arsenal won the shoot-out 4-3.

Manchester United won the shoot-out 5-4.

Arsenal brought their pre-season to a close with a 1-1 draw against Como at the Emirates Stadium on 12 August 2026, and then won the penalty shoot-out that followed 4-3.

Mazraoui then scored the penalty that won the shoot-out 5-4.

Arsenal closed their pre-season on 12 August 2026 with a 1-1 draw against Como at the Emirates Stadium, and then prevailed 4-3 in the penalty shoot-out that followed.

Manchester United and Leeds United drew 1-1 at Croke Park in Dublin on the evening of Wednesday 12 August 2026, and Manchester United won the ensuing penalty shoot-out 5-4 in front of more than 82,000 people, the biggest crowd ever to watch a football match in Ireland.

A penalty shootout was arranged in case of a draw.

A penalty shootout had been arranged to settle a draw.

A penalty shootout had been arranged to settle the match if it was drawn.

A penalty shootout had been arranged to settle the match in the event of a draw.

Earlier on the tour, Manchester City drew with Inter Milan and beat a K-League All Stars side.

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign the defender Ronald Araujo on loan from Barcelona.

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign the Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo on loan from Barcelona, and both clubs announced it on 10 August 2026.

Liverpool say the signing bolsters the defensive ranks of the head coach, Andoni Iraola.

Arsenal opened the new season with silverware.

A solar eclipse briefly darkened the sky over Dublin that evening.

Myles Lewis-Skelly scored Arsenal's goal, and Martin Baturina scored Como's sole goal.

As a prelude to a Premier League season it was an unusual one, and the spectacle will outlast the result.

Liam Delap equalised from the penalty spot before half-time.

Fernandes, who had already had a goal ruled out for offside, missed from the spot.

There were three narrative strands, and none of them depended on the result.

Rayan Ait-Nouri came on as a substitute and scored a third goal.

Rayan Ait-Nouri came on as a substitute and scored the third goal.

Rayan Ait-Nouri, who came on as a substitute, scored the third goal late in the game after a pass from Divin Mubama.

The third goal went to a substitute: Rayan Ait-Nouri, released by a pass from Divin Mubama, scored late on.

The next fixture comes swiftly.