Arsenal begin their campaign with a low-key friendly against Boreham Wood in Meadow Park, as Arsene Wenger assesses his squad ahead of the big arrivals of the likes of Mesut Ozil and new signings Alexis Sanchez and Mathieu Debuchy.
Where to Watch Live
The preseason friendly is set for a 3 pm local time (7.30 pm IST) start with live coverage on Arsenal Player. The match can be watched via live streaming online HERE.
Even if Arsenal fans might have to wait a little longer to see marquee summer signing Sanchez make his debut for his new club, there will be plenty of big names on show including Aaron Ramsey, Tomas Rosicky, Kieran Gibbs, Mikel Arteta, Nacho Monreal, Wojciech Szczesny, and Mathieu Flamini.
Midfielder Abou Diaby, who will be keeping all of his fingers cross of being able to go through a season without injury, will also be in action as Arsenal play for the first time in their new Puma kits.
The Gunners won't be wearing the home strip, though, with the away yellow and blue strip set to be on display against Boreham Wood.
Wenger, who has already made some astute moves in the transfer market, and is expected to do more, is looking forward to the start of the new season, a season he believes Arsenal are capable of building on their FA Cup success from last season.
"I feel that in the Premier League we were not far away," Wenger told the club's official website. "We got 79 points and with what happened to us with injuries, I feel that we did quite well.
"On top of that we won the FA Cup so I think it's a good platform to go for more. But in the Premier League everybody tries to improve the team and it's very difficult to predict what will happen this year.
"What we can be sure about and what we can make certain of is that we are ready for a fight and we are better than last season -- that's our target.
"We have the ambition, we have the desire, we should have the confidence from last season -- so we have a good basis. It's now up to us to make sure we have the right attitude and the right hunger to go for more."
The cynosure on Saturday will be Ramsey, who is coming off a wonderful campaign. The midfielder will look to add a little bit more magic to his play in the upcoming season, and the Welsh midfielder believes this Arsenal side is fully capable of winning more titles.
"I think we have a great opportunity," he said. "Hopefully all the people that have played at the World Cup come back strong and fit and we can hit the ground running when the season starts.
"The feeling we got after winning the FA Cup was something special and I'm sure that everybody wants the same thing again this season. We'll be giving it everything to win a few things this year.
"I think the team has come on a long way in the last couple of seasons. We've grown a lot -- there's a great team spirit here, everybody wants to work for each other so we'll give it a good go."
