- Arsenal in serious negotiations to sign Joao Palhinha
- Arsenal have held talks to sign Real Madrid’s Rodrygo
- Arsenal urged to seal ‘fantastic’ Eberechi Eze deal
- Arsenal ‘keeping a close eye’ on Real Madrid’s Rodrygo Goes
- Arsenal still hold ‘genuine interest’ in Anthony Gordon
- Arsenal plan swap deal to sign Eberechi Eze
- Arsenal face Bayern battle for Eberechi Eze
- Arsenal showing ‘concrete’ interest in Rodrygo Goes
- Arsenal reach agreement to sign Cristhian Mosquera
- Arsenal ‘close’ to finalising a deal to sign Eberechi Eze
Teams: Arsenal v Man City: Maitland-Niles & Cech Start
Arsenal begin the 2018/19 Premier League campaign by welcoming defending champions Manchester City to the Emirates this afternoon.
Unai Emery’s first line-up sees Petr Cech start in goal with Ainsley Maitland-Niles starting at left-back in the absence of Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac.
Matteo Guendouzi starts in midfield alongside Aaron Ramsey and Granit Xhaka with Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan supporting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in attack.
These are the line-ups for the game:
Arsenal
Cech, Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Ozil, Aubameyang
Subs: Elneny, Lacazette, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Iwobi, Leno
Man City
Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Aguero
Subs: Bravo, Kompany, De Bruyne, Sane, Otamendi, Gabriel Jesus, Foden