From the moment English Premier League heavyweights Arsenal touched down in Sydney, fans have been vying for an encounter and two Sydneysiders have hit the jackpot.

Lachlan McDougall, 23, who is sure to be the envy of many fans, had a chance meeting with the team's manager, Arsene Wenger, at The Rocks.

As a bonus, he used video calling to get his friend in Cambodia to say hello to Wenger too.

Lachlan lives in the Rocks and was going for his nightly walk when he bumped into Wenger and the team.

"I was listening to music, a bit zoned out, and then I walked past Arsene. I'm pretty sure I saw about half the squad with him, and all the trainers as well," he said.

"I was kind of like star struck, what had just happened didn't really click straight away."

That is where some help from Cambodia came in, as Lachlan's friend, Ben Everingham, was not going to let him pass up this opportunity.

"I called my mate straight away, cause I know he's a huge Arsenal fan, told him about it and he's like 'what are you doing? Go, run over there, sprint up to them, go and get a photo with him'.

Ben Everingham was lucky enough to connect with Arsene Wenger from inside a Cambodian hospital. ( Supplied )

"So I ran over and FaceTimed my mate."

Ben, who was actually in a Cambodian hospital at the time of his virtual meeting due to a motorbike accident, was similarly star struck.

And what did Wenger make of their meeting?

"Arsene, I'm not really sure he knew what was going on. He thought I was trying to take a photo but then it was FaceTime and connected with Ben.

"I think he was kind of confused. It was funny, his posse weren't rushing me away, they were kind of laughing about it as well.

"I was going to hang up and get a proper selfie but I wanted us to both be in it as well."

Arsenal will play Sydney FC tonight, where French signing Alexandre Lacazette will make his debut. ( Supplied: Puma )

Lachlan unfortunately will not be heading to the game tonight as he has his own football commitments as goalkeeper with the Belrose-Terrey Hills Raiders.

"I actually have training, I captain the boys' local team and we train on Thursday night. It's kind of a big deal if you miss training."

And how did his team react to his encounter with Wenger?

"I posted the link to our Facebook soccer group and they were all like 'What?! Are you serious?'

"They were more surprised that ABC actually put it on up on their page."

Arsenal will play Sydney FC tonight, where French signing Alexandre Lacazette will make his debut.

They will then go head-to-head with the Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday.