Arsenal will see Ainsley Maitland-Niles return to his former home this weekend as the Gunners host Lyon in the Emirates Cup. Sadly, there will not be time for Alexandre Lacazette to recover from his involvement in the Paris 2024 Olympics and make his first playing return to north London.
This is the final official pre-season friendly that Arsenal will play before the start of the Premier League season when Wolves come to town on Saturday. Manchester City kicked off the season on Saturday by beating Manchester United on penalties to take over custodianship of the Community Shield from Arsenal.
Fans will be hoping that Riccardo Calafiori will be making his debut this weekend having been spotted in training all week. However, both Jurrien Timber and Takehiro Tomiyasu look to still be recovering from knocks and are serious doubts for this weekend.
