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Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson made his debut for Arsenal last night in a 3-0 victory at home to Dundalk in the Europa League.
Whilst Rúnarsson remained relatively untroubled for the 90 minutes, he was called into action early on in the game. Dundalk’s Patrick McEleney fired a shot in from distance forcing the Arsenal debutant to make a good save down to his right.
Other than this it was a comfortable debut for Rúnarsson and his Arsenal side as they coasted to victory.
Arsenal fans would have been pleased to see their new signing commanding his area well on a couple of occasions, claiming two corners with ease in the first half.
The Icelandic international also looked happy to have the ball at his feet and was quick in his distribution to initiate Arsenal attacks.
Rúnarsson arrived at the Emirates in the summer transfer window, after a reported fee of £1.8m was agreed between Arsenal and his previous club, Dijon FCO.
The 25 year old was signed as a replacement for Emiliano Martínez who caught the eye of Aston Villa, following an impressive end to the 2019/20 season for Arsenal.
Despite being only 25, Rúnarsson has made over 100 club appearances and has 6 caps to his name for the Iceland senior team. The young keeper will no doubt provide some healthy competition for current number one, Bernd Leno.
Arsenal travel to Old Trafford on Sunday where they will be hoping to regain some momentum in the Premier League after a string of disappointing results.
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Alex Rúnarsson was donning the Reusch Attrakt G3 Fusion as the Gunners earned their second successive Europa League win of the season.
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