The official Arsenal team for the next Champions League campaign has been unveiled by UEFA. This season, the competition will feature 36 teams instead of 32 thanks to the adoption of the so-called "Swiss model." To ensure that every team plays at least eight games, a league phase has been established in place of the former group stage system. Every team in the competition will play one another; instead, matchups are decided by a draw that is seeded by UEFA.

Arsenal found out who they'll be playing last month. The Gunners will play Internazionale at the San Siro and Paris Saint-Germain at the Emirates Stadium to begin their European campaign.

Before the traditional knockout phases start, Arteta's team has to play Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Atalanta (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Sporting CP (A), AS Monaco (H), and, ultimately, Girona (A). Arsenal will be aiming to persevere and emerge as the inaugural Champions League champions.

The manager of the Gunners, who is desperate to win some hardware, has included some unexpected players in his team. Tommy Setford, who joined Arsenal from Ajax in the summer, David Raya, and Neto are the three goalkeepers that Arteta has chosen, as disclosed by UEFA. William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Ben White, Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and, in a rather surprising selection, Kieran Tierney—who played on loan at Real Sociedad last season—are the nine defenders that the Spaniard has selected.

The Premier League record of the Englishman speaks for itself, even though some are skeptical of his coming. He was a surprise addition on deadline day.

The day after the transfer window closed, Arsenal's pursuit of an attacking addition this summer was officially announced, ending months of speculation. Sterling would join the team on a season-long loan from Chelsea.