Last season Birmingham City finished in a lowly 20th in the 24-team Championship. They could only manage 47 points from 46 games.
Even though Arsenal returned to European action by finishing fifth, their fans would have been left disappointed by missing out on Champions League football.
Rodri signed a contract extension just two weeks after Phillips officially became a City player, which means that the Spaniard will remain at the club until 2027.
The Reds ran out 3-1 winners over the defending Premier League champions on Saturday in the Community Shield.
Leicester will kick off the Premier League season against Brentford on August 7th, whereas Sevilla will begin their campaign on the 12th against Osasuna.
Erik ten Hag’s team will take on Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford almost 24 hours later, hence the fans can expect to see a lot of rotation in the squad.
The Gunners had some memorable results so far in the summer, which is something that they would like to continue in their final friendly.
Pep Guardiola’s boys won their second successive league trophy last season but suffered a painful defeat in the Champions League semifinal.
Their form in the pre-season has also been less than convincing till now, hence Tuchel will expect his side to get their act together with the new campaign not far away from commen...
The match which will take place at John Smith's Stadium on Friday night will see two teams starting their campaign with new managers.