Arsenal return to action against Lyon today in the Dubai Super Cup.
A handful of Gunners players remain unavailable while continuing on their path to World Cup glory in Qatar, such as Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.
Furthermore, those knocked out of the tournament will not feature with Takehiro Tomiyasu in particular asking for a break from football following Japan’s heartbreak against Croatia in the last-16.
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Granit Xhaka flew straight from Qatar to Arsenal’s camp across the desert but does not feaure against Lyon.
Arsenal await their return with a mid-season trip to Dubai for a warm-weather training camp and this, the first of three friendlies.
Already, the Gunners have played a behind-closed-doors match with Watford that could shed some light on Mikel Arteta’s approach to this week’s games.
Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Magalhaes and Eddie Nketiah all started that 4-2 defeat and do so again, alongside the likes of Kieran Tierney and Reiss Nelson.
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Ethan Nwaneri and Lino Sousa are among the youngsters on the bench who will almost certainly get their chance at some point.
Arsenal XI: Hein, Cedric, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Elneny, Lokonga, Odegaard, Nelson, Vieira, Nketiah
Subs: Hillson, Foran, Walters, Sousa, Smith, Cirjan, Lewis-Skelly, Cozier-Duberry, Nwaneri, Marquinhos, Sagoe Jr, Butler-Oyedeji
