Emmanuel Adebayor was missing as Arsenal were held to a 2-2 draw by Barnet in their traditional pre-season friendly at Underhill.
The Gunners are reported to have accepted a £25million offer for Adebayor from Manchester City, who are discussing personal terms with the Togo striker.
In his absence impressive academy product Sanchez Watt formed a first-half strike partnership alongside Andrey Arshavin in a starting line-up that blended youth and experience.
Tomas Rosicky made his first appearance since January 2008 following his recovery from serious hamstring and knee injuries. The Czech winger, who joined Arsenal in May 2006, floated across midfield and understandably looked off the pace, although he occasionally showed some neat touches.
New £10million signing from Ajax Thomas Vermaelen made his club debut and was the only player to feature in both halves with Arsene Wenger making 10 changes at the interval.
Watt picked out Arshavin with a pinpoint cross that the Russian buried in the 44th minute but Ismail Yakubu met Danny Hart's free-kick with a glancing header to level within minutes. Individual brilliance by Dutchman Nacer Barazite restored Arsenal's lead shortly into the second half but with eight minutes to go, Elliott Charles stabbed home from close range to earn Barnet a deserved draw.
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