After 46 days, Arsenal are back in action. Mikel Arteta's men will take on 2. Bundesliga side FC Nurnberg this evening in their first of five pre-season fixtures scheduled ahead of the 2023/24 season.
The Gunners have been training at the Adidas HQ in Germany since Monday with a number of players being put through their paces in a bid to impress Arteta and his coaching team. And while the main purpose of pre-season is to get minutes into the tank and test various tactical ideas in real-life scenarios, every player comes into the summer period with a point to prove.
Today's game will be the first opportunity to see £65million ($84.4million) signing Kai Havertz in action since his switch from Chelsea. It's likely the German will replace Granit Xhaka in Arteta's midfield, taking up a significantly deeper role than we have become used to seeing him in the last three years.
