 Wenger would state that Per Mertesacker would not be on the tour, after picking up an injury against Lens.He would later confirm that Mertesacker had surgery in his native Germany, and would be out for "months".Arsenal beat the All Stars 2–1 on 28 July (July 29 BST), with a Joel Campbell penalty and a Chuba Akpom close-range finish coming either side of a goal from Didier Drogba.