It has been just over a year since Arsenal were beaten 2-0 by Brentford on the opening night of last season, the Bees inflicting one of the most painful moments of Mikel Arteta's reign as boss.
To say a lot has changed with the Gunners in that time would be an understatement.
On Sunday afternoon, Arteta will take an Arsenal side that looks drastically different to the one that lined up that memorable night in West London in August 2021. The one from 13 months ago contained the likes of Nicolas Pepe, Pablo Mari and Calum Chambers. A breakout of Covid-19 within the camp on the eve of the game meant the usual attacking duo of the time in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette were both ruled out of action.
