Jorginho had a day to forget as his poor attempted backpass resulted in an own goal that cost Arsenal a win in their pre-season friendly at FC Nurnberg.Bukayo Saka had opened the scoring at Max-Morlock-Stadion in Nurnberg early on. Still, the Brazilian-born Italy international scored a freakish own goal to give the Germans a 1-1 draw against Mikel Arteta’s team.Bukayo Saka cuts in from the right & unleashes a powerful shot past the goalkeeper to give Arsenal the lead against Nürnberg! 🌶️ #afc pic.twitter.com/nNRo9iOdNN— afcstuff (@afcstuff) July 13, 2023 It’s only pre-season, of course, but you don’t expect to see things like this from such experienced players. The unwritten rule says: never put your backpasses on target – no matter what. Well, Jorginho probably thought he knew better.Saka scored inside the opening ten minutes with a fine finish and led the Gunners, who looked rampant and dangerous. The English team created several chances, but they weren’t enough.🔴⚪️ | Nurnberg draw level. 1-1. Was that own goal by Jorginho? So bizarre. 😳 #AFC #Arsenal pic.twitter.com/k3KGxj2X7C— Bjorn Vorster (PDA) (@BjornJournoPDA) July 13, 2023 The Gunners will travel to America to play the MLS All-Stars in Washington DC on Thursday and Manchester United in New Jersey two days later. As a climax of the trip across the Atlantic, Arsenal will play Barcelona in Los Angeles on 27 July before returning to England.
