Arsenal are back in England and back at the Emirates Stadium, taking on La Liga side Villarreal. The Gunners enjoyed a fruitful trip to Asia and got plenty of valuable minutes into the players’ legs, only to see it end with a frustrating defeat to Tottenham and an injury suffered by Leandro Trossard.
Riccardo Calafiori was also injured during the tour, and the pair were not spotted in training on Monday. However, Gabriel Magalhaes, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Jurrien Timber, who all participated in the session alongside new signing Noni Madueke, provided a triple boost.
Arteta, with less than a fortnight left before the opening match of the Premier League season, will have the clash with Manchester United in his thoughts as he selects his starting XI. With that in mind, here is who football.london predicts to start in this afternoon’s match.
