Arsenal have begun their preparations for the upcoming season in America. The Gunners had been due to train at the University of Maryland, but upon arrival discovered the quality of pitch, which is understood to have had fungus growing from it, was too poor to train on.
This prompted a late change in venue to the US Naval Academy where Mikel Arteta and his team were allocated two pitches amid a vast campus where students take part in sports such as American football, rowing, sailing and lacrosse. One thing that didn't change was how hard the Spaniard had his players working.
In the beaming late afternoon sun, Arsenal's first team arrived from their hotel for a second day of intense training. football.london was granted access to view part of the session, and here are some of the things we spotted.
