Arsenal bizarrely get the fireworks treatment as Google celebrates meaningless pre-season Emirates Cup victory

The event is hosted by the Gunners on an annual basis. While a trophy is lifted by the winning team at Emirates Stadium, the game in question is considered to be a pre-season friendly.

There are no wild celebrations to be found and any successes are not usually added to the victorious team’s roll of honour. Google does, however, appear to consider Emirates Cup triumphs to be worthy of note.

The tech giants add firework displays to their landing screen whenever a suitable term is searched. England’s Lionesses recently got that treatment after successfully defending their European Championship crown.

Winners of the Champions League, Premier League and World Cup get the same celebratory display, with fans around the world left slightly puzzled by Arsenal’s 3-0 victory over La Liga opposition being recognised.

Viktor Gyokeres opened his goal account for the Gunners against Athletic Club, with Mikel Arteta’s side - who have finished as runners-up in the English top flight across three successive campaigns - hoping that a title charge is on the cards for 2025-26.

If they were to claim the Premier League title, for the first time since the fabled Invincibles of 2003-04, then Google will have every right to bring the fireworks out again. Arsenal have captured a major honour of any kind since the 2020 FA Cup - with only a couple of Community Shields being picked up across the last five years.