The first-team contingent of Mikel Arteta has intensified their preparation for the friendly match against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, we will be playing our penultimate preseason match at Emirates Stadium. We have been diligently training at the Sobha Realty Training Centre.

New signature Riccardo Calafiori is currently fully engaged, and the gallery below, captured by club photographer Stuart MacFarlane, provides a glimpse of how he and the rest of the team interact during training.