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Arsenal manager Emery plans senior line-up against Real Madrid

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has suggested he'll field more senior players for Tuesday's International Champions Cup clash with Real Madrid.

The Gunners have won their last two matches in America, with 20-year-old Eddie Nketiah leading a host of youngsters in strutting their stuff for the first-team.

However, Emery says he will be thinking about the Premier League opener against Newcastle on August 10 when naming his side to face Real in Maryland.

"We started to play against Colorado Rapids with a lot of young players and progressively we are using less minutes and to share with the experienced players," Emery said when asked about Arsenal's young players.

"It depends on the matches. Tomorrow, at the beginning I want to take more minutes with the players thinking about our progress for the first match against Newcastle.

"But also, we are going to use some young players at the beginning or during the match to continue trying with this difficult capacity against Real Madrid."

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