Team News: Arsenal blend youth with experience for Singapore friendly

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has blended youth with experience for his side's Premier League Asia Trophy encounter with Singha All Star XI in Singapore.

The likes of Mathieu Debuchy, Per Mertesacker, Mathieu Flamini, Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have all been included in the starting XI.

Meanwhile, youngsters Damian Martinez, Chuba Akpom and Alex Iwobi have all been given a chance to impress.

Wojciech Szczesny and Hector Bellerin are among the substitutes, but there is no place in the squad for summer signing Petr Cech.

Singha All Star XI: Mahbud; Esah, Khaizan, Mohana, Sulaiman; Shahfiq, Camara, Amri, Velez; Baharudin, Nazari Subs: Hamza, Fukuda, Quak, Tosi, Nawaz, Ramli, Hanapi, Mukhtar, Ishak, Arifin, Sujad, Nizam

Arsenal: Martinez; Debuchy, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Monreal; Flamini, Coquelin, Wilshere; Ox, Iwobi, Akpom Subs: Szczesny, Bellerin, Zelalem, Crowley, Toral, Willock