Soccer Aid 2021 LIVE REACTION - England 0-3 World XI: Lee Mack FINALLY gets goal after Kem double - latest updates
Olivia Shea
Published Sep 30, 2026
'SCHOLES GOOD ENOUGH FOR ARSENAL'
Football fans reckon England's Soccer Aid team could beat Premier League strugglers Arsenal at this moment in time.
The Gunners failed to score or pick up a point in their first three Prem games of the season, with pressure mounting on manager Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal lost to newly promoted Brentford, European champions Chelsea and Prem holders Manchester City in the opening weeks of the season.
Arteta's side have managed just one win this term, a 6-0 rout over West Brom's kids in the League Cup.
England's Soccer Aid XI - which lost 3-0 to a World XI - was made up of ex-professionals and celebrities.
Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Paul Scholes were among the Three Lions legends on display, with singer Olly Murs leading the team.
After seeing the XI, one fan tweeted: "England's Soccer Aid XI would beat Arsenal at the moment."
While Soccer Aid winner Piers Morgan tweeted: "I'd take Paul Scholes in Arsenal's current midfield."
