Club-record signing Alexandre Lacazette scored on his Arsenal debut to help his new side to a 2-0 win over Sydney FC in their opening pre-season friendly. The France international, who joined from Lyon in a £46.5m deal last week, came on as a second-half sub and netted 15 minutes later to mark his first appearance with a goal. Per Mertesacker had earlier found a way through for the Premier League outfit, though it took until seven minutes from time to kill the game off thanks to Lacazette's poacher instincts. It took just five minutes for the visitors to open their scoring account for the summer, thanks to a smart hooked finish from Mertesacker to help Mesut Ozil's uncleared corner past...
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