Arsenal stars united on Thursday night as Unai Emery's players attended the club's 'A Night to Inspire' charity ball, raising money for the club's foundation.
The men's and women's teams joined over 300 guests as money was raised through various means with players offering masterclasses and auctioning off pieces of kit.
By the end of the evening, the club's stars had played their role in helping raise £428,000.
Arsenal's players joined forces on Thursday night at the club's 'A Night to Inspire' charity ball
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette posed with host Dermot O'Leary
As a squad, the men's team pledged £90,000 to help bolster the foundation's raised funds
Emery's squad committed to giving £90,000 to the foundation and many of the players were in attendance for the night hosted by television personality Dermot O'Leary.
Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan hosted a masterclass with a handful of kids in recent weeks as he provides his backing to the fundraising for the foundation
'I hope it will be an unbelievable evening,' he told the club's website. 'Everything went well (at the masterclass), they were very happy and I was happy. Most important is people raise money for the Arsenal foundation.
'We did some small training sessions like drills, passing drills and a small box. We are trying to do as much possible as we could, a small game, two a side, it was nice.'
Throughout the evening, guests were shown videos which highlighted the work of the club
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Writing on his Instagram page, Emery wrote: 'My first time at the @arsenal_foundation ball where I could learn more about their amazing projects and how they support young people through football and its values. We Are The @arsenal #nighttoinspire.'
Money raised will help fund many projects the foundation supports locally, as well as the club's Coaching For Life programme in conjunction with Save the Children.
Throughout the evening, guests were shown videos which highlighted the important work done by the Arsenal foundation.
One segment showed a Syrian refugee in an Arsenal shirt talking about how he has been helped by the work of the foundation since he left the war-torn country.
The night saw the Arsenal foundation raise £428,000 to put towards their various causes
Having excelled off the pitch, Arsenal are looking to excel on it once again following the disappointment of Wednesday's 3-1 defeat away to Wolves.
Up next, the Gunners face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium this weekend.
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