Everything you need to know about the Gunners' pre-season ahead of the 2023-24 campaign.

Arsenal have returned to the United States this summer as they prepare for the 2023-24 season and their long-awaited return to the Champions League. Mikel Arteta's side enjoyed an excellent pre-season campaign across the Atlantic last year, one that many at the club felt was the catalyst for their superb start to the 2022-23 season.

They are back in America with some high profile fixtures already scheduled. Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about Arsenal's pre-season tour, including how to buy tickets, where to watch games, squad details and more.

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  Arsenal pre-season 2023 fixtures & results

  Date	Game	Kick-off time	Venue
  July 8	Arsenal 1-1 Watford	NA	London Colney training base, London
  July 13	Nurnberg 1-1 Arsenal	6pm BST / 1pm ET	Max-Morlock-Stadion, Nuremburg
  July 20 (19 in US)	MLS All-Stars 0-5 Arsenal	1:30am BST / 8:30pm ET	Audi Field, Washington DC
  July 22	Arsenal 0 (3)-2 (5) Manchester United	10pm BST / 5pm ET	MetLife Stadium, New York
  July 27	Arsenal 5-3 Barcelona	03:30 BST / 22:30 ET	SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
  August 2	Arsenal 1(5)-1(4) Monaco	6pm BST / 1pm ET	Emirates Stadium, London
  August 6	Arsenal 1(4)-1(1) Manchester City	4pm BST/ 11am ET	Wembley Stadium, London

  Arsenal kicked off their 2023 pre-season on July 8 with a behind-closed-doors friendly at their London Colney training base, playing out a 1-1 draw against Championship outfit Watford.

  The North London giants followed it with another 1-1 stalemate, this time against 2. Nurnberg in their first official friendly of the summer as part of a brief training camp in Germany.

  They landed in the stateside for their tour of the United States, which they began with a smashing 5-0 victory against the MLS All-Stars on July 19.

  However, a couple of days later, Premier League rivals Manchester United downed the Gunners 2-0 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. But regardless of the result, the match went to a penalty shootout, with United once again coming out on top 5-3.

  The Premier League runners-up bounced back from their disappointing loss to Man United to beat Barcelona 5-3 in at SoFi Stadium, the home of owner Stan Kroenke's LA Rams, in Los Angeles, before wrapping up their pre-season campaign by beating Monaco from 12 yards to win the Emirates Cup after the game finished 1-1 in normal time.

  The Gunners then lifted the first silverware of the 2023-24 season in the form of Community Shield at the Wembley Stadium.

  Mikel Arteta's men were seemingly down and out after Cole Palmer's sublime opener handed treble winners Man City the advantage with under 15 minutes of regular time left on the clock, but they equalised through Leandro Trossard in the 11th minute of second-half injury time, and came out on top 4-1 in the subsequent penalty shootout.

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  Arsenal pre-season 2023 tickets

  Fans wishing to attend the pre-season tour friendly games will be able to buy tickets through the official Arsenal website and Ticketmaster, subject to availability.

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  How to watch & stream Arsenal 2023-24 pre-season tour

  Fans will be able to live stream four games of Arsenal's pre-season schedule live on Arsenal.com and the Arsenal app.

  These include matches against Nurnberg, Manchester United, Barcelona and Monaco, which will be available on a pay-per-view basis, costing £4.99 each for UK viewers, and will include matchday coverage and analysis.

  Alternatively, a pre-season voucher is priced at £15.99 for all four games. There are several restrictions to Arsenal.com coverage, though. The Gunners' opener against Nurnberg will not be available for audience in Germany, while the clash versus Ligue 1 outfit Monaco will be unavailable to viewers in France.

  To watch the clash versus the MLS All-Stars, Arsenal supporters will require an Apple TV MLS Season Pass. For information regarding how and where to buy tickets for this game click here.

  The Community Shield encounter with reigning Premier League champions and treble winners Manchester City will be shown live for free on ITV1, and available to live stream via ITVX.

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  Arsenal 2023-24 pre-season tour squad

  Arsenal announced their 27-man squad for their pre-season tour in the United States, with seven notable absentees.

  Despite having been linked with Saudi Pro League clubs, Thomas Partey, is part of the Gunners' squad in the US. Emile Smith Rowe was handed an extended break after starring for England in their Under-21 European Championship triumph earlier this summer.

  Nicolas Pepe, Nuno Tavares, Cedric Soares, and Albert Sambi Lokonga, who all left Arsenal on loan last season, have also stayed behind and will continue to train away from the senior squad. Reiss Nelson, who recently signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal, has also not travelled to the United States due to injury.

  Arsenal have moved quickly to bring in new signings this summer so they could travel with the squad on the pre-season tour and integrate as quickly as possible.

  Supporters will hope to see record £105m signing Declan Rice take to the field, as well as the other new arrivals Kai Havertz (£65m from Chelsea) and Jurrien Timber (£38m from Ajax).

  USMNT international striker Folarin Balogun, who shone out on loan with 20 goals in Ligue 1 last season, is also a part of the travelling squad despite rumours of a move away from the Emirates. Below is the list of travelling pre-season tour squad:

  Position	Players
  Goalkeepers:	Aaron Ramsdale, Alex Runarsson, Karl Hein
  Defenders:	William Saliba, Kieran Tierney, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber, Jakub Kiwior, Rob Holding, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Auston Trusty, Oleksandr Zinchenko
  Midfielders:	Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Fabio Vieira, Mohamed Elneny, Kai Havertz, Declan Rice
  Forwards:	Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah, Leandro Trossard, Folarin Balogun, Marquinhos, Amario Cozier-Duberry

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