Arteta confirmed defenders Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori will miss the match through injury while new signings Viktor Gyokeres will be assessed by the medical team today to determine whether he can be involved.

Viktor Gyökeres was presented to Arsenal fans in Singapore ahead of the weekend’s friendly against Newcastle United. But while that was only a brief appearance in a red shirt,

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has backed Viktor Gyokeres ’ decision to wear Thierry Henry’s famous No14 shirt. Gyokeres completed his move to Arsenal from Sporting last week, signing for an initial fee of around £55million.