Arsenal face their toughest pre-season test yet as the Gunners take on Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup at midnight (UK time) on Wednesday morning.
Unai Emery's side have won their three opening pre-season games against Colorado Rapids (3-0), Bayern Munich (2-1) and Fiorentina (3-0), while Real were played off the park in a 3-1 loss to Bayern.
Having rotated his starting XI in three games so far - youth vs Colorado, first team vs Bayern, and back to youth vs Fiorentina - Emery reverts to his core players against Real with the likes of Mesut Ozil, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette all starting, with room for Joe Willock after a spate of impressive performances.
As for Los Blancos, Zinedine Zidane has shaken things up, and has handed Luka Jovic a full debut. Rodrygo impressed off the bench vs Bayern with a fine free-kick, but Eden Hazard retains his place alongside Karim benzema in attack.
Real are currently attempting to sell Gareth Bale as the relationship between the club and player looks like reaching breaking point, and unsurprisingly, there was no start for the Welshman.
Arsenal vs Real Madrid lineups
Arsenal XI: Martinez, Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Willock, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette
Real Madrid XI: Navas, Carvajal, Ramos, Nacho, Mendy, Kroos, Modric Lucas Vazquez, Hazard, Jovic, Benzema
Arsenal's US tour squad: Leno, Martinez, Macey, Bellerin, Jenkinson, Chambers, Sokratis, Mustafi, Holding, Mavropanos, Medley, Monreal, Kolasinac, Thompson, Maitland-Niles, Willock, Xhaka, Burton, Olayinka, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Nelson, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Saka, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Nketiah, John-Jules
