Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker holds the Emirates Cup trophy. As you may be aware, Arsenal emerged victorious in the Emirates Cup over the weekend despite only winning one of their two fixtures. Despite losing to Sevilla in their final outing, a quirk in competition rules meant the Gunners' 5-2 win over Benfica in their opening match secured them enough bonus points to finish top of the overall table despite their Spanish opponents winning both of their matches. This sporting injustice didn't go unnoticed by Sevilla forward Wissam Ben Yedder, who took to Twitter after the final whistle to voice his grievances. Ganamos 2/2 pero somos no primeros 🤔🙄 ... Devuelvanos la copa @Arsenal...
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