How Arsenal could line up vs Rangers with Tierney fit to face Celtic’s bitter rivals after returning to pre-season early
ARSENAL continue their short pre-season tour of Scotland with a match against Rangers later today.
And Mikel Arteta will hope for a better showing from his boys after losing 2-1 to Hibernian on Tuesday.
The squad got off to a sluggish start at Easter Road and were 1-0 down inside 21 minutes, with young goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo gifting Hibs a goal by missing the ball in an attempt to clear it.
It is possible Alex Runarsson will take his place at Ibrox with Bernd Leno still yet to come back from holiday.
One man who has returned from his summer break is Kieran Tierney, who could be set to start to experience his first taste of pre-season action.
The former Celtic left-back should be up for this one and raring to go after he cut short his holiday to take part in training.
And Tierney's inclusion means new signing Nuno Tavares could have to settle for a place on the bench.
He was expected to play against Hibs but according to , which means he should now be ready for his debut.
Meanwhile, Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares could retain their place in the starting lineup with 19-year-old Omar Rekik replacing fellow youngster Harry Clarke.
Hector Bellerin could start on the bench once more amid rumours linking him with a move to Inter Milan.
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Elsewhere, there could be several changes to the side which faced Hibs, with those appearing as substitutes possibly starting on this occasion.
That could mean Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe and Nicolas Pepe returning to midfield, alongside Reiss Nelson and Mohamed Elneny.
Alexandre Lacazette could also start his first match of pre-season with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang taking up a place on the bench alongside Folarin Balogun.
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