Unai Emery paid tribute to Emile Smith Rowe's hard work in training after the 17-year-old scored a brilliant equaliser in Arsenal's International Champions Cup match against Atletico Madrid, saying the academy product earned his chance in the first team. Smith Rowe started the match in the Singapore National Stadium and linked up well with Alexandre Lacazette in the first half, playing just behind the Frenchman and alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Reiss Nelson. Two minutes into the second half, Smith Rowe darted past two defenders on his way to unleashing a venomous shot into the top corner of the net that levelled the match at 1-1, and though Arsenal eventually lost 3-1 on...
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