Arsenal will aim to make a positive start to the campaign when they face Newcastle United at St.James’ Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Gunners, who began the summer transfer window with plenty of uncertainty, made some vital signings before the deadline and have accumulated a very good squad.
As a result of that, Unai Emery now has options to choose from when it comes to selecting a line-up for a particular game.
However, whatever XI he picks for the game against Newcastle, it won’t be an easy game for the north London-based side, especially away from home.
In terms of availability of players for this game, Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil are told to remain at home for safety reasons, following threats made after their situation from last week.
New signing Kieran Tierney has injury issues, while another new-comer David Luiz may have to wait a week to make his Arsenal debut.
Here’s how we predict Emery may pick his XI for the game against Newcastle:
