Arsenal have 37 points from 14 games to sit atop the Premier League table. They are five points clear of defending champions Manchester City.
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Runaway Premier League leaders Arsenal face a difficult AC Milan test in the Dubai Super Cup on Tuesday. The two European heavyweights will enter this contest with a massively rotated squad since many of their players have traveled to Qatar for the World Cup. Still, this fixture will be one to look forward to for football fans. Both clubs have enjoyed a fantastic history in their respective domestic leagues and have also battled each other in a few interesting duels in the past.
Arsenal have 37 points from 14 games to sit atop the Premier League table. They are five points clear of defending champions Manchester City. Even though it might be early days, Arsenal can take a lot of comfort from the manner in which they have been able to get over the line on a consistent basis. Meanwhile, defending champions AC Milan are sitting second in Serie A with 33 points from 15 games. They are eight behind unbeaten leaders Napoli. The Gunners are entering this contest on the back of trouncing Lyon 3-0, while Milan will be playing their first mid-season friendly on Tuesday.
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Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, Granit Xhaka, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Aaron Ramsdale and Gabriel Martinelli will not be part of the squad due to their World Cup involvement. Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko are expected to miss this match, while Emile Smith Rowe is in his recovery period. Meanwhile, AC Milan could be without Mike Maignan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Besides, former Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, Theo Hernandez, Rafael Leao, Fode Ballo-Toure and Sergino Dest will not be a part of this contest due to their World Cup participation.
Arsenal possible line-up: Hein, Cedric, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Lokonga, Elneny, Vieira, Nelson, Odegaard, Nketiah
AC Milan possible line-up: Tatarusanu, Kalulu, Kjaer, Tomori, Florenzi, Bennacer, Tonali, Krunic, Diaz, Rebic, Origi
Arsenal
| Opponents | Score |
| Lyon | 3-0 (W) |
| Watford | 2-4 (L) |
| Wolves | 0-2 (W) |
| Brighton | 1-3 (L) |
| Chelsea | 0-1 (W) |
AC Milan
| Opponents | Score |
| Fiorentina | 2-1 (W) |
| Cremonese | 0-0 |
| Spezia | 2-1 (W) |
| Salzburg | 4-0 (W) |
| Torino | 2-1 (L) |
| Last 5 matches (All competitions) | Results |
| Arsenal beat AC Milan | 3-1 |
| AC Milan lose to Arsenal | 0-2 |
| Arsenal beat AC Milan | 3-0 |
| AC Milan beat Arsenal | 4-0 |
| Arsenal draw AC Milan | 1-1 |
The club friendly between Arsenal and AC Milan will take place at Al-Maktoum Stadium on Tuesday at 7:30 pm IST.
The club friendly between Arsenal and AC Milan can be seen on arsenal.com, Sky Sport Uno, SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport Football, DAZN, NOW TV among others. Visit the official websites for more details.
