Confirmed: Arsenal side to play Sevilla

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Arsenal and Sevilla go head-to-head in the Emirates Cup this afternoon.

Arsenal starting XI: Cech, Koscielny, Elneny, Monreal, Ramsey, Willock, Bellerin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Welbeck, Lacazette

Arsenal subs: Martinez, Mertesacker, Holding, Kolasinac, Brammell, Maitland-Niles, Xhaka, Nelson, wobi, Walcott, Giroud

Arsenal kick-off their second Emirates Cup match of the weekend this afternoon as they face Spanish side Sevilla.

The Gunners won their opening game 24 hours earlier when they overcame Portuguese club Benfica 5-2 courtesy of goals from Theo Walcott (2), Olivier Giroud, Alex Iwobi and an own goal from Lisandro Lopez, and now they will be looking to make it the perfect weekend.

Arsene Wenger’s side have impressed this summer, with new signings Sead Kolasinac and Alexandre Lacazette settling in quickly and a number of talented youngsters making their mark.

Reiss Nelson did just that on Saturday and it will be interesting to see which of Arsenal’s next generation are included in the first-team set-up next season and which will be sent out on loan to continue their development.

Sevilla will not be easy opponents, having overcome German high-flyers RB Leipzig in the same pre-season tournament yesterday.

While Wenger will not put too much stock on this competition, a win would be a great way to prepare for the new campaign; one in which Arsenal will be looking to get back into the Champions League having missed out on qualification this time round.