It feels like Christmas Eve as Arsenal kicks-off the club’s 2021/2022 preseason today in Scotland at Hibernian.
Yes, I know, it’s only a preseason friendly, however, it will still be great to see the Gunners back on the pitch after a 51-day absence.
Hopefully, in the process, we will get to see some playing time for new signing Nuno Taveras, as well as our recently promoted to first team striker Folarin Balogun,
Obviously, there are still a lot of Arsenal players not in training camp, so this squad will not be the same group we see on August 13th, however, it’s still Arsenal and it’s still football!
With that said, here is the starting XI yours truly expects Mikel Arteta to put out today…
[4-3-3]
Nelson, Aubameyang, Pepe
Maitland-Niles, Smith Rowe, Partey
Kolasinac, Mari, Chambers, Cedric
Runarsson
COYG!
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The Gunners defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Wednesday to win both matches in this season’s North London Derby. With the win Arsenal moves back into 2nd place on the Premier League table.
According to The Mail, Arsenal, is in advanced talks to sign Real Sociedad Martin Zubimendi at the end of this season for a reported $61.2-million (USD).
Takehiro Tomiyasu has returned to full training with the first team after recovering from a knee injury. 
Martin Odegaard, “We need to be sharper in the key moments to make sure we get the results we’ve worked for. We have to keep going and keep improving. There is no choice for us now.”
