Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hopes Gabriel and Jurrien Timber can return to training next week. The pair were both absent from Arsenal’s pre-season friendly against AC Milan on Wednesday in Singapore. Gabriel and Timber were also not part of an opening training session on Friday ahead of Arsenal’s game with Newcastle on Sunday.

Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta said he wants to integrate new signings as quickly as possible during pre-season preparations amid reports that Swedish international Viktor Gyokeres is close to joining the Premier League side.

A Wrexham director has lifted the lid on manager Phil Parkinson's stringent player recruitment strategy, which closely mirrors Mikel Arteta's approach at Arsenal

Dowman’s emergence is also intriguing for Arsenal as it means they are now stacked for talent in that area of the pitch. Dowman, Ethan Nwaneri and Odegaard are all left-footed playmakers that like to operate as right No8s.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wants Viktor Gyökeres to join the club's preseason tour to Asia as the striker finalises a €73.5m move from Sporting CP.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has heaped praise on 15-year-old midfielder Max Dowman after his dazzling display as a substitute against AC Milan on Wednesday.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal will “minimise the risk” with Gabriel ’s recovery from injury after he and Jurrien Timber were left out of the pre-season win over AC Milan. Gabriel has not played since undergoing hamstring surgery at the start of April, which ruled him out of the final weeks of the season.

The two sides are in a different moment historically, as AC Milan are starting a new chapter under Allegri and Arsenal are hoping to consolidate their status ahead of the new season, possibly trying to win a trophy this year. Pick: Arsenal 3, AC Milan 1.