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.
After two friendlies against Watford and 1. FC Nurnberg, the Gunners’ first match in the United States will take place on Wednesday, July 19 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. against an MLS All-Stars team in front of a sold-out crowd. The team’s captain will be D.C. United head coach Wayne Rooney.
On Saturday, July 22, when Arsenal visits New Jersey to face Manchester United at the MetLife Stadium, the two teams will face off for the first time on American soil. It appears that many people will watch the game after our 3-2 triumph over Manchester United in January, which was seen by an average of 1.92 million viewers across the NBC Sports, Peacock, and NBC Sports Digital platforms. a US record for a Premier League matchup.
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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