Arsenal have handed Alexandre Lacazette his Premier League debut for their 2017-18 opener against Leicester City, while Mesut Ozil also starts.
Lacazette plays for the first time in England s top flight, while Ozil is passed fit to support him alongside Danny Welbeck.
Per Mertesacker is out after suffering a head injury in the Community Shield win over Chelsea, with Sead Kolasinac replacing him.
Aaron Ramsey and Shkodran Mustafi are deemed fit enough for places on a substitutes bench that also contains Olivier Giroud.
Leicester, meanwhile, start with Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki up-front, meaning new signing Kelechi Iheanacho is among the subs.
Riyad Mahrez also plays despite being the subject of transfer speculation throughout the off-season, while Matty James starts his first game since May 2015.
It’s time… for the first time this season, here’s our team
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal)
Tonight s starting XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Morgan (c), Maguire, Fuchs, Mahrez, Ndidi, James, Albrighton, Okazaki, Vardy.
— Leicester City (@LCFC)
