FANS have called on Barcelona to delete a “cringe” video previewing their pre-season friendly against Arsenal.

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The video promoting their impending encounter at the SoFi Stadium in California, USA, featured stars from both clubs.

Barcelona and Arsenal stars took part in a mock FaceTime call

Bukayo Saka spoke to Pedri in the video fans have slammed as “cringe”

Gabriel Martinelli said he was buzzing for the match

Arsenal stars Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli took part in the video along with Barca pair Pedri and Aleix Balde.

The foursome share a pretend FaceTime conversation with 20-year-old Pedri highlighting the “young talents” that will be on show.

Martinelli claimed he was “buzzing” for the clash but fans do not share his enthusiasm.

Supporters have blasted the Instagram video as “cringe” with the scripted dialogue appearing very forced.

One said: “Delete before it’s too late”

Another added: “Holy cringe.”

A third said: “This was the most horrible acting”

And another commented: “I physically cringed watching that.”

After losing to Manchester United the previous time out, Mikel Arteta will be looking for a comeback from his team when the Gunners begin their preseason on Thursday against Barcelona.

The club had a bad day when their own fans started fighting in the stands at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.