Morning all. That’s it then, pre-season is done and dusted and now the real football begins. Although we beat Lazio quite comfortably, little can be taken from the game really as not only was it just another friendly, but a mixed bag of players too from start to finish. Perhaps for one or two it was their last chance, certainly for the younger players as Unai Emery makes his decision on who stays and who goes out on loan for perhaps the final time. Both Stephan Lichtsteiner and Lucas Torreira made their first appearance in an Arsenal shirt and neither disappointed. As we’ve said throughout the summer though, they’ll be tougher tests ahead. Even tougher now that Nacho Monreal has...
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