‘Is it behind closed doors?’ – Fans baffled as Arsenal face AC Milan in half empty stadium

FANS have been left baffled as Arsenal play AC Milan in a near-empty stadium in pre-season.

The Gunners are currently travelling through Asia as part of the tour ahead of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign.

There were loads of empty seats for Arsenal’s match against AC Milan

GettyThe two teams were playing at the National Stadium in Singapore[/caption]

Arsenal will face Newcastle and Tottenham during the trip, but their first match was against Italian giants AC Milan.

Mikel Arteta‘s side faced with the Rossoneri at the Singapore National Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

Many were expecting the match to be played in front of a sell-out crowd, but the reality was much different.

The stadium appeared to be half empty as the match took place with loads of empty seats visable around the pitch.

Fans took to social media completely baffled, with some suggesting that the game was being played behind closed doors.

One posted: “Is it a behind-closed-doors game? Why is nobody in the stands?”

A second wrote: “Arsenal Vs Milan is practically empty.”

A third joked: “I knew Arsenal weren’t a big club, but I didn’t realise they were this small? Look how empty the stadium is.”

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A fourth said: “Arsenal have no motion, stadium is half empty.”

A fifth asked: “Why did Arsenal travel all the way to Singapore just to play in an empty stadium?”

Another added: “Have you seen how many empty seats there are against Milan here in Singapore.”

Arsenal did showcase their new dark blue away kit in the match.

The unveiling of the shirt left club supporters convinced that Viktor Gyokeres was signing due to Riccardo Calafiori‘s gesture.

Arteta also gave a first start to new signing Christian Norgaard, who lined up alongside the likes of Declan Rice and Ethan Nwaneri from the off.

GettyArsenal’s players picked up their first minutes of pre-season action[/caption]

One Arsenal fan that turned up did the Viktor Gyokeres celebrationGetty

Other new signings Kepa Arrizabalaga and Martin Zubimendi started on the bench.

While Noni Madueke was not available due to him having time off, as he played for Chelsea in the Club World Cup.

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