Arsenal opens their pre-season schedule with a friendly match against Ligue 2 side RC Lens in France.

The Gunners will travel to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in northern France on July 22, to play the Ligue 2 side.

Arsenal then heads to the United States for matches against the MLS All-Stars in San Jose on July 28 and Chivas Guadalajara in Los Angeles on July 31, reports the Arsenal website.

Followed by a trip to Scandinavia when they play Viking FK at the Viking Stadion in Norway on August 5. The match will be the Gunners first in Norway since their Champions League tie with Rosenborg in 2004.

The London club will end their pre-season build-up with an enticing clash against Manchester City at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, August 7 in front of 44,000 fans.

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