Gabriel and Mesut Ozil involved, wonderkid joins in - Three things spotted in Arsenal trainingArsenal were in training ahead of the Premier League opener against Fulham on Saturday, with all of the Gunners' main players in action
The countdown is on as Arsenal prepare begin their 2020/21 Premier League campaign against newly-promoted Fulham at Craven Cottage.
The Gunners make the short trip across the capital aiming to make the perfect start to the new Premier League season and build on last weekend's FA Community Shield victory over Liverpool at Wembley.
But even though Mikel Arteta has successfully added another piece of silverware to the Gunners' trophy cabinet, full focus is now on Saturday's clash with Fulham and ensuring they can hit the ground running at the start of another action packed Premier League season.
And with pre-season having been much shorter this time around, Arsenal's players having been putting the hard yards in on the training ground more than ever to ensure they are ready for the big kick-off.
Here are some of the things we noticed in the Gunners' latest training session at London Colney.
Gabriel involved
After joining for a fee in the region of £27million at the beginning of the month, Gabriel was Arsenal's fourth signing of the summer following the additions of Cedric Soares, Pablo Mari and former Chelsea winger Willian.
And the Brazilian defender was seen taking part in full training with his teammates ahead of the clash against Fulham.
It remains to be seen whether Mikel Arteta will hand the former Lille centre-back his debut at Craven Cottage, given his lack of pre-season minutes but it may not be long before supporters see the Brazilian in action.
The pictures showed Gabriel and fellow summer signing William Saliba taking part in a drill with a line of players undergoing sprints with a rope tied around their waists.
Ozil trains again
Since football returned back in June, following the lockdown period, Mesut Ozil's Arsenal future has been a hot topic.
The former Real Madrid midfielder, who joined the Gunners back in 2013, has not played for the club since Saturday, March 7 - the final Premier League game before lockdown.
There has been plenty of speculation that the German could leave the club this summer, with his future at the club seemingly in doubt. However, Arteta has vowed to wipe the slate clean for everyone ahead of the new season, meaning Ozil could be handed the chance to resurrect his Gunners career.
And the midfielder was involved in first-team training again on Tuesday, after being spotted in the set-up last week.
Pictures also showed Ozil getting minutes in the recent 3-2 friendly defeat against Aston Villa, which suggest the German could be involved in some capacity against Fulham on Saturday.
Youngsters involved
Ever since Arteta landed the Arsenal job back in December last year, the Spaniard has been keen for young players at the club to get the opportunity to train with the first-team.
And that trend continued this week, with academy stars Charlie Patino, Luke Plange, Kido Taylor-Hart and Levi Laing all involved.
Patino was pictured tracking club captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during a practice match, whilst other were spotted posing with Alexandre Lacazette in a group shot.
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