Arsenal got their Europa League campaign off to a positive start with a 2-1 win over FC Zurich on Wednesday evening, with the players mourning the passing of The Queen with a minute's silence before the start of the second period
The Gunners started slowly but gradually came into the game and took the lead at the end of a sweeping counter-attack in the 16th minute
Fabio Vieira played the ball into space as the pace of Eddie Nketiah saw him break in behind and cross for Marquinhos to turn home an emphatic finish on his club debut
Vieira and Granit Xhaka came close to adding a second as Arsenal began to dominate, only to concede a clumsy penalty three minutes before the break
Nketiah was adjudged to have fouled Fidan Aliti inside the box and Mirlind Kryeziu made no mistake from the spot, sending Matt Turner the wrong way to level
Both sets of players emerged for the second half and gathered around the centre circle to observe a minute's silence to mark the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II, which was announced during half-time
Nketiah, atoning for his earlier error, scored the deciding goal in the 62nd minute when heading home Marquinhos' cross at the back post
The winner prompted a muted response from players on the pitch as well as manager Mikel Arteta, wearing a black armband, on the sidelines in light of the sad news from Buckingham Palace
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