Arsenal have been boosted by the return of a number of World Cup stars to their squad as face AC Milan in the Dubai Super Cup this afternoon.

Granit Xhaka has been joined by the likes of Ben White, Thomas Partey and Matt Turner with the squad ahead of the Gunners' second mid-season friendly. Xhaka and Turner are not involved but both White and Partey start.

England duo Bukayo Saka and Aaron Ramsdale and Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli will be given more time off before linking back up with the club.

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Injured pair Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe are out for the foreseeable, though the latter hopes to be back up to speed after injury come the turn of the year.

Oleksandr Zinchenko was ruled out of the win over Lyon with muscle tightness and again missed out today.

Arsenal XI: Hein; White, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; Partey, Lokonga, Odegaard; Vieira, Nketiah, Nelson