Arsenal will travel out to Dubai on Sunday to continue their preparation for the return of Premier League football after Christmas. The Gunners players who are not at the World Cup have been back in training at London Colney this week and took part in a behind closed doors friendly in which they lost 4-2 to Watford.
Goals in the first half of the game from Marquinhos and Eddie Nketiah were enough to give them a lead going into the break. However, after Mikel Arteta made 10 changes at half time, Watford launched a second-half comeback to secure victory in a topsy-turvy encounter.
They will now ditch the freezing cold temperatures of north London for the hotter climate of Abu Dhabi. While out in Dubai Arsenal will face Lyon and AC Milan in friendlies before returning home to complete their pre-season preparations against Juventus at the Emirates on December 17th. With so many players still away in Qatar though, Arteta looks likely to opt for a squad filled with young players to head out on tour.
