Date: 14th September 2017 at 12:14pm
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Arsenal are gearing up for their inaugral Europa League opener at home to Cologne.

Arsene Wenger has stressed that he will be taking the competition seriously, that’s despite reports of a weakened Arsenal side.

The team that the Gunners bought Lukas Podolski from in 2011 have not appeared in European competitions for a quarter of a century.

There is genuine prospect for a raucous atmosphere at The Emirates with the Bundesliga outfit expected to bring up to 20,000 to North London, despite being allocated just 3,000 tickets.

Speculation has continued that Alexis Sanchez, Jack Wilshere and hot prospect Reiss Nelson could all feature in tonight’s game. But Wenger should already have one eye on Arsenal’s tough trip to Chelsea on Sunday.

The Gunners have a dreadful record at Stamford Bridge and will need their best players at their fittest to take the points

With that said, take a look at the Arsenal front three which would put Cologne to the sword…

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