ARSENAL conclude their pre-season schedule with a mouthwatering Emirates Cup clash against French opposition AS Monaco.
Mikel Arteta will be desperate for his men to put on a good performance as the Community Shield encounter against Manchester City is fast approaching.
And the Gunners boss will be encouraged after seeing his side run out 5-3 winners against Barcelona at the SoFi Stadium.
- Kick-off time: 6pm BST
- Live stream: Arsenal.com
- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Tomiyasu; Partey, Rice, Smith Rowe; Vieira, Martinelli, Nketiah
- Monaco XI: To follow
CASINO SPECIAL – BEST ONLINE CASINOS FOR 2023
Follow ALL the action from the Emirates Stadium with our live blog below…
Arsenal substitutes
Matt Turner, Karl Hein, Ben White, Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Magalhaes, Rob Holding, Jorginho, Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Marquinhos, Leandro Trossard.
Credit: Getty Arsenal starting line-up
Aaron Ramsdale starts in goal with Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Jakub Kiwior and Takehiro Tomiyasu in defence.
New signing Declan Rice partners Thomas Partey in midfield along with Emile Smith Rowe.
Fabio Vieira, Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah form the front three.
Credit: Twitter / @ Arsenal What happened at last year’s Emirates Cup?
Arsenal completely dominated last year’s game and won 6-0 against Sevilla.
Gabriel Jesus marked his home debut with a hat-trick, while Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah also got on the scoresheet.
Credit: Getty
Monaco team news
Breel Embolo – who struggled with a knee injury for the majority of last season – is expected to miss out.
Monaco are also expected to be without centre-back Axel Disasi, who is on the verge of a move to Chelsea.
Arsenal team news
Gabriel Jesus has reportedly been ruled out of today’s game due to a knee injury.
Folarin Balogun is not expected to be named in the squad amid ongoing transfer talks.
Reiss Nelson, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Mohamed Elneny are also set to miss out.
Welcome to Arsenal vs Monaco
Good evening and welcome to SunSport’s coverage of the Emirates Cup.
Arsenal return to their North London home to face Monaco in their final pre-season match before Sunday’s highly-anticipated Community Shield.
The Gunners have enjoyed a successful pre-season, winning two games, drawing one and losing one to Premier League rivals Manchester United.
But now they are back in England and back at the Emirates Stadium for final preparations ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
