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Arsenal pre-season schedule
Arsenal are gearing up for the start of their pre-season fixture list later this month.
The Gunners will play five friendlies before their Premier League opener against Wolves on August 17.
Mikel Arteta’s side will face three league rivals during their USA tour, followed by a pair of matches at the Emirates Stadium.
Here are Arsenal’s pre-season fixtures:
- July 25 – Bournemouth – Carson, USA
- July 28 – Manchester United – Los Angeles, USA
- August 1 – Liverpool – Philadelphia, USA
- August 7 – Bayer Leverkusen – Emirates Stadium
- August 11 – Lyon – Emirates Stadium
Odegaard on pre-season
Martin Odegaard has discussed the importance of “setting the tone” in pre-season ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.
The Arsenal captain told The Athletic: “It is a good chance to gain an advantage.
“You need a break but it is also a good chance to work on things you can’t normally work on. You have some more time to recover and you can work on different things. It is a good chance to improve.
“It always takes a bit of time for new players to adapt, but they (last season’s signings) did really well from the start to come into the group.
“Throughout the whole season, we connected more and more, and this season is going to be even better (because) we know each other even more.
“We were struggling a little bit before Christmas and then we had the little break, went away, and got even more together as a group.
“After that we came back so strong and consistent. The aim is to do that for the whole season.”
Rice leads the way
Declan Rice has outrun every other player at Euro 2024.
The England midfielder has covered 63.9 kilometres so far at the tournament, more than any other player.
Former Arsenal star Granit Xhaka is the next closest at 62 kilometres.
Rice has played every minute for England so far, with 510 minutes played in total.
He has also reached a top speed of 32 kilometres-per-hour across his five appearances.
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