Arsenal Lose for First Time in Pre-Season Following Humbling Defeat Against Premier League Rivals

• Arsenal's unbeaten streak in the pre-season was ended by Brentford on Wednesday during a training ground friendly
• The Bees condemned the Gunners' to a 2-1 loss, with in-form Edddie Nketiah scoring the consolation
• Mikel Arteta's charges had won four fixtures on the bounce before their defeat against Brentford
• Arsenal will now shift their focus to their upcoming meeting with Sevilla slated for Saturday, July 30

Arsenal's scintillating unbeaten run in their pre-season campaign has been brought to a halt following a 2-1 loss against rivals Brentford in a friendly clash played on Wednesday, July 27.

The Gunners have been in fine shape under Mikel Arteta in the pre-season, winning four of their previous fixtures in the run-up to their defeat against the Bees.

Arteta's charges kicked off their campaign with a 5-3 win over Nurnberg in Germany before seeing off Everton 2-0.

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They followed up the victory with another against Orlando before demolishing rivals Chelsea 4-0 in their most recent outing.

Brentford stun Arsenal in pre-season friendly

However, their meeting against Brentford failed to go according to plan as they went down 2-1 in a training ground friendly.

The Sun reports that the clash saw a second-string Gunners side get some valuable minutes under their belts ahead of the new season.

The Bees scored the tie's opener inside nine minutes of action through Bryan Mbeumo, who beat goalkeeper Matt Turner.

Arsenal's summer signing Marquinhos had a chance to restore parity in the 24th minute but was denied by Thomas Strakosha, who was in goal for Brentford.

Eddie Nketiah scored the Gunners' consolation after a beautiful build-up which involved Reiss Nelson and Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

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Mikel Arteta warns Arsenal fans not to be carried away

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has insisted that the Gunners have a long way to go despite their impressive pre-season campaign.

The Gunners have picked four wins during the period, including a huge 4-0 win over rivals, Chelsea, in Orlando.

Arteta will be hoping to help his side build on their fifth-place finish in the Premier League last season after a spending spree that has seen him acquire five new signings.