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.
STRONGEST XI
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