Ainsley Maitland-Niles will make his way back to his old house this weekend when Arsenal hosts Lyon in the Emirates Cup. Unfortunately, Alexandre Lacazette’s recovery after his Olympic participation in Paris in 2024 will not allow him to return to North London for the first time as a player.

When Wolves visit town on Saturday, Arsenal’s official preseason friendly will come to an end before the Premier League season officially begins. Manchester City replaced Arsenal as the Community Shield’s keeper on Saturday after defeating Manchester United on penalties to start the season.

After seeing him in training all week, supporters will be hoping that Riccardo Calafiori makes his debut this coming weekend. Takehiro Tomiyasu and Jurrien Timber, meanwhile, appear to still be healing from injuries, thus they are major concerns for this weekend.

It will be an opportunity to witness the greatest possible hints as to Mikel Arteta’s possible lineup for the opening game. His habit has been to model the first eleven fixtures after the final fixture.