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Three Arsenal pre-season games that fooled us all By Jack Lacey-Hatton Are pre-season friendlies ever an accurate indicator of what is to follow? Trying to predict how Arsenal will get on over the next nine months can be a tricky task at the best of times. It is made near impossible when you throw some rogue friendly results in before the season starts. To some they are just glorified kickabouts, to others they offer an important temperature check on the forthcoming season’s fortunes.  Here are some of the Gunners’ most memorable warm-up matches from down the years. 2015 v Lyon It may be regarded as something of a light appetiser, but the truth is there are few pre-season games of higher quality than the Emirates Cup. The traditional two-day tournament is only ever contested by top sides and 2015 was no different. It was when Arsenal produced a stunning performance to dismantle a talented Lyon team, which featured former Gooner Alexandre Lacazette, 6-0. The team went on to ...

How would Serge Gnabry fit in the Arsenal attack? By Jack Lacey-Hatton They say never go back. Yet transfer rumours are gathering pace that Serge Gnabry could make a surprise return to the Emirates this summer, having first left the club back in 2016. Gnabry broke through into the first team with some impressive performances during 2013-14, but after two injury-hit seasons followed, which included a disastrous loan spell at West Brom, he decided to move on. Since then the Stuttgart-born winger has returned to his native Germany, first with Werder Bremen before going on to have four trophy-laden years with Bayern Munich. However, despite playing a key role in the Bavarians' recent success, Gnabry is out of contract in 2023 and it is thought the German superclub are keen to cash in rather than let him leave on a free. It certainly feels like the 26-year-old has unfinished business in North London, but how would he fit into Arsenal's forward line?   Current attacking set-up   Man...