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Arsenal made it three wins from four in pre-season with a comfortable 8-0 win over Viking FK in Norway.

This was Arsenal's biggest pre-season win so far and will provide a timely confidence boost for Arsene Wenger and his under-strength squad.

Joel Campbell tapped in the first after Santi Cazorla had an early penalty saved.

But the Spaniard made up for his miss after the break, lashing the ball into the bottom corner of the net from outside the box. Theo Walcott, Alex Iwobi and Chuba Akpom then added their names to the score-sheet as Arsenal ran riot in the second half.

The Gunners started brightly and could have been ahead within the first three minutes. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain played Mathieu Debuchy into the box with a delightful flick and the Frenchman had his heels clipped.

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Cazorla took the spot kick but Iven Austbø dived to his right and clawed the ball away.

Elneny looked strong throughout for Arsenal and could have had a goal if Campbell hadn't poked his goal-bound header over the line.

Cazorla then doubled the lead before Walcott added a third with a brilliant, low finish. An own-goal from Michael Haukas, a second from Campbell, two from Iwobi and a late Akpom effort then wrapped up the win.

Here are seven talking points from the game...

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1. Walcott gets much-needed confidence boost

Theo Walcott may have publicly given up his ambitions of being a central striker but considering the competition to play on Arsenal's flanks he's more likely to get chances up front. That's where Arsene Wenger started him in Norway and he managed to grab himself a goal.

Walcott has been a loyal servant to Arsenal and, at times, a brilliant player but recently his situation has been looking increasingly bleak.

After a poor first half, though, he scored a brilliant poacher's finish, collecting a pass and dispatching it before Viking's defence could react.

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2. Oxlade-Chamberlain's ready to fulfil his potential

Injury forced him to miss England's ill-fated Euro 2016 campaign but despite the disappointment even Oxlade-Chamberlain may admit his summer off was a blessing in disguise.

The Southampton academy graduate looks fresh and has without doubt been Arsenal's best player in pre-season. He has scored two brilliant goals already and looked dangerous again this evening.

The 22-year-old pulled off a delightful flick in the build-up to the penalty and dominated Viking's full-backs throughout the game.

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3. Elneny so assured

Oxlade-Chamberlain's performances have rightly attracted praise in pre-season, but he hasn't been the only strong performer.

Arsene Wenger is spoilt for choice when it comes to central midfielders: Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey, Francis Coquelin, Granit Xhaka , Cazorla and Eleneny are all vying for two spots. But not many of them look ready for the season. The Egyptian, however, does.

Elneny settled into Arsenal's team surprisingly quickly last season and his form hasn't disappeared over the summer break.

In a sometimes frantic Arsenal performance he was always a calming presence, intercepting passes, keeping the ball moving and dropping in to cover for team-mates who had wandered out of position.

He will be a key player for Arsenal in August and September.

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4. Gabriel far from ready

With Laurent Koscielny enjoying extra time off after Euro 2016 and Per Mertesacker injured, Gabriel is technically Arsenal's most senior defender heading into the new season.

With Liverpool and Premier League champions Leicester first up for the Gunners defensive solidity will be key.

But Arsenal's defence, as it has done throughout pre-season, looked shaky at times and Gabriel in particular was guilty of giving the ball away too easily. It was, in fairness, the Brazilian's first match of the summer but Wenger will be hoping he can get up to speed quickly if he's going to start next weekend.

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5. Cazorla ready to deputise for Ozil

Cazorla has had to redefine his role at Arsenal since the arrival of Mesut Ozil but with the former Real Madrid man currently unfit the Spaniard was played at No.10.

He missed an early penalty but went from strength-to-strength therafter. He scored a brilliant goal with his 'wrong' foot and was heavily involved in all of Arsenal's attacking play.

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6. Young guns given a chance

After Hector Bellerin's meteoric rise last season many of Arsenal's younger players will be trying to replicate his success.

Of the Hale End graduates most likely to make the transition, Krystian Bielik, Chris Willock, Gedion Zelalem and Jeff Reine-Adelaide are all prime candidates.

All of them were given a chance in Norway and none of them looked out of their depth.

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7. Nobody does pre-match gifts like the Vikings

Arsene Wenger will have been hoping to come out of this game with a better understanding of his squad. He will have been hoping to come out of this game without any injuries. But not in his wildest dreams did he expect to come out of this match the proud owner of an enormous sword.

That is, however, exactly what happened. As Wenger presented a Viking official with a silver plate before kick-off, he received impressively-sized weapon in return.

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The Teams:

Viking XI: Austbo; Ryerson (Steen 84), Steiring, Mets (Haukas 46), Haugen; Danielsen, Ibrahim, Sale; Adegbenro, Aasheim, Bringaker.

Arsenal XI: Ospina; Debuchy (Bellerin 46mins), Gabriel (Holding 46), Bielik, Gibbs (Akpom 70); Coquelin (Reine-Adelaide 46), Elneny (Zelalem 70); Campbell (Willock 70), Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain (Iwobi 46); Walcott (Monreal 70).

Goals: Campbell 33, 59, Cazorla 50, Walcott 53, Haukas OG 55, Iwobi 71, 81, Akpom 89.

