On Thursday, July 13, Ghana's Thomas Partey played for Arsenal in their first pre-season friendly match.

The midfielder, who joined his club for pre-season training a week ago, started in midfield as Arsenal faced Nurnberg, a German team.

During the first half, Partey dominated the midfield as Arsenal took a 1-0 lead, with Bukayo Saka scoring in the 7th minute, assisted by Ben White.

In the second half, Partey and other players were substituted, and the game took a different turn.

Nurnberg managed to equalize through Kanji Okunuki in the 63rd minute, resulting in a 1-1 draw.

After the match, Arsenal fans on social media expressed their desire for Thomas Partey to remain at the club for the upcoming season.