Arsenal camp hit by a virus

Arsene Wenger has revealed that a virus, possibly food poisoning, has swept through the Arsenal camp on their pre-season tour of China.

The Gunners played out a 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich in Shanghai on Wednesday before winning 3-2 on penalties.

Per Mertesacker and Olivier Giroud missed the game, while Sead Kolasinac, Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott played but struggled with illness.

Wenger told reporters: “We have a virus in the camp. The doctor thinks it is food poisoning.

“Mertesacker and Giroud were sick. Kolasinac was sick. Theo and Aaron have had a little bit of food poisoning as well. I don’t know what they ate.”

Arsenal move on to Beijing where they face Chelsea on Saturday in the fourth and final game of their tour.