Wenger admits using Chelsea to test youngsters
Arsene Wenger has admitted he deliberately played a number of players with no experience in certain positions to see how they coped with it against Chelsea.
Pre-season
5 things we learned from Arsenal’s uninspiring 3-0 loss to Chelsea
Apart from the fact that Arsenal need to go back to the drawing board on a number of issues ahead of the new season, what else did we learn from the Gunners’ 3-0 pre-season loss against Chelsea?
Below par performances taint pre-season tour: player ratings v Chelsea
Although it was only a pre-season match, some form of cohesion would have been nice.
Wenger: There’s a lot of pride at stake
Arsene Wenger insists that Arsenal’s pre-season clash against Chelsea on Saturday is far more than just a friendly.
Koscielny gives positive injury update: ‘I’m not 100% but I’m ok’
Laurent Koscielny has given a positive injury update ahead of Arsenal’s pre-season clash against Chelsea at the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Bejing.
Cech tells Arsenal teammates to target real trophies this season
Petr Cech had some wise words for the younger Arsenal players following their win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Cech believes pre-season has been a success despite sickness bug
According to Petr Cech, it’ll take more than dodgy stomachs to derail Arsenal’s pre-season tour.
Pictures: Arsenal’s penalty shoot-out win over Bayern
Arsenal continued their pre-season preparations with a penalty shoot-out win over Bayern Munich.
Martinez: “Since I was a kid, I’ve never lost a penalty shoot-out”
Emiliano Martinez was the hero after saving two penalties to help Arsenal to a shoot-out victory against Bayern and revealed his secrets to such success with spot-kicks.
Wenger reveals players were suffering from food poisoning
Arsène Wenger revealed the Arsenal players suffered with food poisoning in Wednesday’s penalty shootout win with Bayern Munich.
Iwobi tweets after scoring late goal in Bayern stalemate
Alex Iwobi was pleased with Arsenal’s penalty shoot-out win against Bayern Munich.
Arsenal player ratings: Cech and Martinez solid between the sticks in shootout win
Arsenal goalkeepers Petr Cech and Emi Martinez both shone in Wednesday’s win over Bayern Munich.
With goals: Arsenal school Bayern at penalties after late Iwobi goal forces shootout
Arsenal beat Bayern on penalties, after a late header from Alex Iwobi ensured the two sides were level after normal time.
Giroud dropped, Lacazette starts for Arsenal v Bayern Munich
Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette will start this afternoon’s International Champions Cup clash with Bayern Munich.
Ancelotti meets Wenger ahead of Bayern v Arsenal clash
Ahead of today’s friendly between Bayern Munich and Arsenal at the Shanghai Stadium, both managers have been holding talks.
Wenger asking a lot of his players in pre-season
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been pleased by the Gunners’ first-half of the pre-season tour in Australia, but is now bracing himself for the biggest challenge in China.
Match Preview: Arsenal vs Bayern Munich – Team news, where to watch and more
Arsenal play Bayern Munich in Shanghai on Wednesday in the third of their pre-season friendlies.
Video: More from Arsenal’s Shanghai fan party
Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Emi Martinez, Francis Coquelin and Nacho Monreal all attended an Arsenal fan party in China.
Pictures: Martinez, Monreal, Coquelin, Ozil, the Ox and Lacazette at Arsenal’s Shanghai fan party
Hundreds of Chinese fans attended one of the more unique Arsenal fan parties in recent times.