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Did you see what Mesut Ozil did before Arsenal’s pre-season friendly with PSG? WATCH
MESUT OZIL was asked for his autograph by the referee officiating Arsenal’s pre-season friendly with Paris Saint-Germain.
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— Terje (@ArsenalTerje) July 28, 2018
The Gunners are currently on their pre-season tour in Singapore as Unai Emery’s side continue their preparations for the start of the new Premier League campaign.
And after being beaten on penalties by Atletico Madrid in the opening game of their two-match series in the International Champions Cup, Arsenal defeated Paris Saint-Germain 5-1 today.
Captain Ozil opened the scoring for the Gunners after 13 minutes of play at the Singapore National Stadium.
Christopher Nkunku equalised from the spot for PSG after the break before Alexandre Lacazette restored Arsenal’s lead eight minutes later.
The Frenchman then scored Arsenal’s third of the match just four minutes after bagging his first.
Rob Holding added Arsenal’s fourth three minutes from time before Eddie Nketiah completed the rout by scoring their fifth and final goal four minutes into injury time.
But before the game had even kicked off, Ozil found himself in the referee’s book.
As the players were stood in the tunnel waiting to walk out onto the pitch, the referee was seen asking Ozil for his autograph.
The forward kindly obliged and signed the back of his yellow card to the delight of the official.
Ozil putting himself into the book before the match had even started was not the only amusing and bizarre moment in the build up to the friendly.
As Ozil and PSG skipper Adrien Rabiot shook hands and stood with the match officials ready for the usual coin toss before the game, fans were baffled to see a credit card emerge in place of the coin.
Many fans thought the coin had been lost or forgotten, however, it later emerged the bizarre credit card flip was deliberate.
The tournament is in fact being sponsored by Union Pay International – a company which provide banking services in the Far East.