Two trophies in two months have got Arsenal fans salivating at the prospect of the 2020/21 Premier League season.
New signings have also helped, with three major transfers confirmed and more possibly on the way – but can they make an immediate impact in the Premier League opener against Fulham?
You can hear that match and more live on talkSPORT this Saturday.
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Two of the new boys are already familiar to fans with Willian a Chelsea star since 2013, while Dani Ceballos arrives for a second loan spell at the Emirates.
The Spaniard was exceptional at the end of last term, while the Brazilian gives plenty of creativity and experience after joining on a free transfer.
Another man from Brazil signing for the club is centre-back Gabriel, who moves to north London from Lille, highly-rated after his spell in Ligue 1. Arteta will hope he can toughen up his backline.
Meanwhile, we’ll also get our first glimpse of William Saliba in a red and white shirt, which is exciting given his huge potential.
But how will these new additions alter Arteta’s team for the new Premier League campaign? talkSPORT.com takes a look.
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How Arsenal should look against Fulham
International duty and new signings mean Arteta won’t quite be able to field his ideal line-up at first.
Indeed, Gabriel is yet to feature since his signing for the club while Willian hasn’t had much game time with his peers either.
It might be the case for the first few matches we see the 3-4-3 formation continue, as the new boys get up to speed. But don’t be surprised
A debut though, might be on the cards for wonderkid Saliba on the right of the back-three, while Ceballos should start ahead of Elneny, a full 90 minutes would be unlikely so the Egyptian might get a role off the bench.
David Luiz is a doubt due to a neck injury and Rob Holding is set to deputise.
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The forward line should be the one which ended the season but don’t be too surprised if Eddie Nketiah or Bukayo Saka gatecrash the XI.
Meanwhile, the major selection headache will be whether Emiliano Martinez or Bernd Leno gets the nod in goal. It appears the former has it for now.
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