Arsenal announced that they would once again be visiting the United States of America this summer as they prepare for the new season. They faced Chelsea, Everton and MLS side Orlando City in 2022 but will face a nostalgic challenge this time with Wayne Rooney set to take charge of an MLS All-Stars side.
Current Gunners Granit Xhaka, Rob Holding and Mohamed Elneny all played in the previous clash between the two sides in 2016. The North American all-star XI was made up of stars such as Andrea Pirlo, Didier Drogba, Kaka and David Villa as goals from Joel Campbell and Chuba Akpom earned Arsenal a 2-1 win with former Chelsea forward Drogba getting the All-Stars' goal.
The team will be very different for both sides seven years on from the last encounter. However, the process by which the All-Stars are selected is not based on form and football.london spoke with LA Times writer Kevin Baxter to get a better idea about the match and some of the question marks it has raised.
