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Goals and highlights

Re-watch how Arsenal scored three times and the game highlights. 

Final score

It's over. Arsenal defeats Colorado Rapids with a good performance. 

LIVE: Arsenal vs Colorado Rapids

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The game starts in Colorado!

National anthems

This is about to start. The American national anthem is being performed by local artist followed by UK's anthem.

Pre-game Show: Arsenal vs Colorado Rapids

Martinelli's debut

Brazilian youngster Gabriel Martinelli will start today for the first time. The Gunners' signing caught everyone off guard as he is only 18 years old.

Arsenal will be wearing the new Adidas home kit for the first time tonight.


 

Colorado Rapids roster

Irwin, Anderson, Sjoberg, Opare, Raben, Basssett, Acosta, Blomberg, Serna, Mezquida and Jackson.

Arsenal roster

Macey, Jenkinson, Chambers, Medley, Thompson, Olayinka, Burton, Martinelli, John-Jules, Saka and Nketiah.

Line-ups are confirmed. Let's go see those starting elevens for today.

We are thirty minutes away from the kick-off! This coverage starts! 

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Players are about to come out from the lockers. Colorado is getting ready for the respective national anthems.

Do not miss a detail of the match with the with VAVEL. Follow along with us all the details, commentaries, analysis and rosters for this Arsenal vs Colorado Rapids game.

A chance to see Gabriel Martinelli

As is stands, Gabriel Martinelli is the only confirmed signing for Arsenal thus far, the Brazilian joined from Campeonato Paulista side Ituano. Not much is known about the 18-year-old, but after being given a first team squad number he is expected to play a part in the upcoming season. Martinelli was highly recommended by recently appointed technical director and former player Edu. A strong showing from the youngster could go some way to convincing Gunners fans that Edu has an eye for talent and may well be a crucial member of Arsenal’s recruitment department.

A youthful Arsenal

Arsenal could field a significantly youthful team in what is the first game of their pre-season tour in the USA. The likes of Reiss Nelson, Joe Willock and Emile Smith Rowe have all officially been promoted to the first team and if given the chance, will be eager to impress. The aforementioned academy graduates could follow a similar path to that of Matteo Guendouzi. The Frenchman was signed as a teenager from FC Lorient last summer, and having impressed on Arsenal’s pre-season tour in China, was trusted with a first team role and featured heavily throughout last season. With the lack of additions to the squad during the current transfer market, the Arsenal faithful will be keen to see how the youngsters perform against high-level opposition.

Gunners set to launch new away kit

In what is one of football’s worst kept secrets, Arsenal are set to unveil their new ‘bruised banana’ away kit. The design is said to be a throw back to the legendary 1990/91 away jersey, the season where Arsenal were crowned league champions. During Arsenal’s five year stint with Puma, some of the kits garnered a mixed reception, leading to some sections of support longing for a return to the days when Arsenal were sponsored by Adidas and more recently Nike. The north Londoners’ home kit for the 2019/20 season has proved a big hit, and it is expected that the away kit will also go down well, with the nostalgic element reminding supporters of more successful times.

Arsenal set to take on Colorado Rapids

Welcome to minute by minute coverage of this 2019 Friendly game: Arsenal vs Colorado Rapids! My name is TJ Wedderburn and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with all the information on VAVEL. Arsenal's tour of the USA begins in Denver, with a friendly clash against Colorado Rapids.

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