On the pitch, Anthony Elanga put the Magpies ahead within six minutes with a scruffy finish, but Mikel Merino levelled with a cool effort into the corner. It was two in two minutes as Alex Murphy slashed Kai Havertz’s cross past his own goalkeeper, and the north Londoners went in the break 2-1 up.

Follow the latest updates as Premier League sides Arsenal and Newcastle United meet in a pre-season friendly in Singapore.

Arsenal and Newcastle played out a five-goal thriller in Singapore with Martin Ødegaard's penalty seeing the Gunners claim a 3-2 victory. Scorers: Merino 30, Murphy (OG) 33', Ødegaard (PEN) 86;