Arsenal first team squad, together with colleagues from across the club, departed London Stansted airport on Sunday afternoon, heading across the Atlantic on an Emirates 777 aircraft.
The Gunners first game in the United States will be on Wednesday, July 19 at Audi Field, Washington D.C. against an MLS All-Stars team in front of a sold-out crowd, following two friendlies against Watford and 1. FC Nurnberg. Wayne Rooney, head coach of D.C. United, will serve as the team’s captain.
The two teams will play each other for the first time on American territory on Saturday, July 22, when Arsenal travels to New Jersey to take on Manchester United at the MetLife Stadium. After our 3-2 victory over Manchester United in January, which was watched by an average of 1.92 million viewers across the NBC Sports, Peacock, and NBC Sports Digital platforms, it looks like it will be a popular match. a Premier League matchup US record.
The third and final leg of our US Tour 2023 forms part of the Soccer Champions Tour series and takes us to Los Angeles, where we play against Barcelona on Wednesday, July 26 at SoFi Stadium, home of the LA Rams.
US Tour 2023 – travelling squad
Arsenal expect Emile Smith Rowe and Thomas Partey to join us next week.
The players who are not part of the squad will be working hard on their fitness and/or recovering from injury.
Some pictures of Traveling squad:
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