Arsenal received a huge boost on Saturday when three important members of the first team returned from injury.
Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori all came back from recent setbacks mentioned in the starting line-up for their last pre-season-friendly, against Athletic Club de Bilbao in the Emirates Stadium.
However, Leandro Trossard was not mentioned in the MatchDay team while continuing his recovery of a muscle injury that he sustained against Tottenham Hotspur in Hong Kong last month.
Kai Havertz was mentioned on the couch after missing the midweek match against Villarreal as a precaution, which suggests that he will be fit for their Premier League Curtain Raiser against Manchester United next weekend.
Elsewhere Viktor Gyokeres got a start for the Emirates Cup collision with athletics in North London. It is his third performance for the Gunners since his transfer of £ 63.5 million from Sporting CP.
The Swedish striker scored his first goal for Arsenal with a 35th minute header before Bukayo Saka doubled their lead a little later.
Fellow Summer Signing Martin Zubimendi was also mentioned in the starting XI, which is more or less their strongest line -up.
Arsenal XI versus Athletic Club after triple injury boost:
Raya; Timber, Salba, Gabriel, Cafarori; Odegarard, Zubimendi, rice; Saka, Gyokees, Martinelli.
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