Predicting Arsenal’s XI on the first day of 2022-23: Tielemans, Jesus…

The 2022-23 Arsenal line-up may look very different to how Mikel Arteta sent out his side for the final game of the 2021-22 Premier League season, with transfer targets becoming new signings and potential sales being reintegrated into the squad.

Arteta will be keen to bolster his squad ahead of a packed early-season schedule due to the World Cup in Qatar, and the small detail of the fact Arsenal are back in Europe.

That means he will have to call on every facet of his squad. But who will he start on the opening day of the 2022-23 Premier League?

We’ve had a go at guessing, using our best crystal ball to predict what transfers go through. We’ve given you a starting XI and three subs, because we just couldn’t leave anyone out.

Ramsdale quickly took Bernd Leno’s number one spot last season, and he doesn’t look like he’ll be loosening his grip on the position any time soon.

But his poor individual performance with England against Hungary, not helped by the team’s disastrous efforts, means that he’s likely lost his chance to take the England No.1 jersey before the World Cup.

The 24-year-old’s form declined towards the end of last season too. Could new American signing Matt Turner mount a surprise challenge for the gloves? He’s already endearing himself to the Gunners faithful.

There were two Arsenal teams last season; the one with Tomiyasu, and the one from which he mysteriously disappeared.

When he was turning out for the Gunners, they were all the better for it and whatever the issues were that kept him out of the side, Arteta will be keen to ensure he’s fully back for the whole of the 2022-23 season.

That’s because not only are expectations going to be higher for Arsenal, but they will have to contend with European