Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has hailed the club's passionate fanbase following the Gunners US tour. 

The boss of the North London side was speaking after their 5-3 victory over Barcelona on the west coast of America. 

In an entertaining pre-season friendly at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Leandro Trossard scored twice as Arsenal beat the La Liga giants. 

Trossard's second-half double helped Arteta's side secure a comeback triumph over the Spanish champions.

Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz twice hauled Arsenal level in the first half before Trossard's goals put the Gunners in control after the break.

Fabio Vieira added a stunning fifth after Ferran Torres cut the deficit.

Speaking after the match, Arteta said: "It leaves us with a really good feeling. It was a good way as well for the team to say thank you because we have been hosted in the best possible way. We had a great time, we shared the facilities of the Rams as well in LA. This is our ownership, so it was a special day for them as well.

"They put so much effort for us to be here and it was just incredible to play in this amazing stadium - I haven’t seen anything like it. The boys were just saying it was a privilege to be here.

"Obviously it’s pre-season but it got very, very competitive at the end. When you play a team with the stature of Barcelona, you have to be at it. I think the players showed a great level today, we did a lot of positive things, with our intensity our desire and the quality that we showed as well, especially in the attacking moments, it was impressive."

The victory was the culmination of the Gunners ten day tour that further won hearts and minds among the club's passionate and knowledgeable Stateside support. 

The victory against Barca was the second of the trip, following a comprehensive 5-0 triumph over Wayne Rooney's MLS All Stars at Audi Field in Washington DC, sandwiched in between a 2-0 loss to Manchester United in front of more than 82,000 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey at the weekend.

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Reflecting on the past 10 days, Arteta said: "I think it was a challenge because we had a lot of travelling and a lot of things to adapt to, but I think the team showed a big capacity to adapt to different times, to different pitches, to the heat, to different opponents. It was a really good test but I’m really pleased with the outcome.

"We certainly feel a big difference now in the States with the support we are having. We were in three cities, Washington DC, New York and now in LA and it’s getting bigger and bigger. So thank you so much to everybody because we really feel at home now here."