Pre-season review...

The Emirates Cup has been retained by the mighty Arsenal, bringing an end to pre-season.

Wins over Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen and Lyon, a draw with Bournemouth and defeat to Liverpool.

A debut today for Calafiori off the bench.
Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly look as if they will play roles this season.

The obvious worries are around Timber and Tomiyasu. We only have 8 defenders, with Kiwior still being linked to a move away. If we cannot rely on those two we are very short.

In goal only Hein (3 US games) and Raya (2 home games) played, and Hein is off on loan. Gives an insight into how Arteta views the role, with Raya probably playing every game this season.

Partey showed today he can still play a part, but in fairness Lyon were so bad it was a walking paced game. We await any further news on Merino or an alternative, which will give us further options in midfield.

Trossard was perhaps our most consistent attacker in pre-season, and his battle with Martinelli still looks up for grabs. Pre-season also gave us few clues as to whether Havertz or Jesus will get the nod on Saturday.

Our squad remains on the small side, with Tomiyasu, Timber and Vieira already picking up "knocks" - and if Nelson, Nketiah and Kiwior do go then we need to replace them quickly.

We are in the last 3 weeks of the transfer window and open up the PL campaign next Saturday at 3pm against Wolves at the Emirates.