
Arsenal
and Chelsea meet in their final International Champions Cup pre-season
friendly in Dublin as both new managers finalise plans for the season.
New Arsenal boss Unai Emery oversaw an impressive 5-1 victory over PSG in
their last encounter. There were encouraging signs as the Gunners built to
their Premier League opener against Manchester City on August 12, live on
Sky Sports.
Maurizio Sarri has his first major test as Chelsea boss on Sunday in the
Community Shield and will be using this clash to help get his players more
accustomed to his highly energetic style of play.
Team news
Arsenal are likely to name a strong side with new signings Bernd Leno,
Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Matteo Guendouzi all involved but Stephan
Lichtsteiner and Lucas Torreira are yet to join up with their teammates
after the World Cup.
Kurt Zouma is out of the pre-season tour through injury, but Callum
Hudon-Odoi will be hoping to start against after good display against Inter
Milan. Eden Hazard, N'Golo Kante, Olivier Giroud, Gary Cahill, Michy
Batshuayi, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Thibaut Courtois are all still unavailable
due to their World Cup exploits.