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Arsenal boss Emery has Ozil primed for Al Nasr clash

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has Mesut Ozil with him as part of the young squad to face Al Nasr in the UAE.

The Mirror says the Gunners are in the Gulf State for a warm weather training camp over the course of the international break and have arranged a game against the Arabian Gulf League side.

The Gunners will face Benat San José's Al Nasr side to officially open Al Maktoum Stadium - which was refurbished for the Asian Cup - on Tuesday afternoon at 1:30pm GMT.

The injured trio of Rob Holding, Danny Welbeck and Hector Bellerin have all travelled to Dubai. The latter has returned to training, but is unlikely to face the Arabian Gulf League side.

The Spanish defender ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the Gunners' 2-0 victory against Chelsea in January.

Arsenal squad to face Al Nasr in full:

Petr Cech, Bernd Leno, Arthur Okonkwo, Hector Bellerin, Carl Jenkinson, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Laurent Koscielny, Shkodran Mustafi, Zech Medley, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Julio Pleguezuelo. Rob Holding, Ben Sheaf, Dominic Thompson, James Olayinka, Charlie Gilmour, Denis Suarez, Xavier Amaechi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Tyreece John-Jules, Mesut Özil, Danny Welbeck and Alexandre Lacazette.

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