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Ahead of the start of the 2021-22 Premier League season, Sports Mole looks at Arsenal's strongest starting XI for the upcoming campaign.

Arsenal open their 2021-22 Premier League campaign against Brentford on Friday, looking to improve on a disappointing season last time out.

Here, Sports Mole looks at who would make Mikel Arteta's strongest XI from a fully-fit squad.

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STRONGEST XI

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SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Bernd Leno, Alex Runarsson

Defenders: Hector Bellerin, Cedric Soares, Calum Chambers, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Pablo Mari, Rob Holding, Kieran Tierney, Nuno Tavares, Sead Kolasinac

Midfielders: Granit Xhaka, Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Lucas Torreira, Joe Willock, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Emile Smith Rowe

Forwards: Bukayo Saka, Nicolas Pepe, Willian, Reiss Nelson, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Eddie Nketiah, Folarin Balogun, Gabriel Martinelli

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