What is Brentford's strongest XI for the 2021-22 season?

Newly-promoted Brentford grace the Premier League for the first time ever and the top flight for the first time since 1947 this season, beginning their campaign against Arsenal on Friday night.

Here, Sports Mole looks at who would make Thomas Frank's first-choice XI with a fully-fit squad.

STRONGEST XI

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: David Raya, Patrik Gunnarsson, Nathan Shepperd

Defenders: Dominic Thompson, Rico Henry, Charlie Goode, Ethan Pinnock, Pontus Jansson, Julian Jeanvier, Mads Sorensen, Mads Roerslev, Luka Racic, Lewis Gordon, Kristoffer Ajer

Midfielders: Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen, Josh Dasilva, Tariqe Fosu-Henry, Shandon Baptiste, Vitaly Janelt, Jan Zamburek, Maxwell Haygarth, Mads Bidstrup, Frank Onyeka, Myles Peart-Harris

Forwards: Sergi Canos, Marcus Forss, Joel Valencia, Ivan Toney, Bryan Mbeumo, Saman Ghoddos, Halil Dervisoglu, Aaron Pressley, Alex Gilbert, Yoane Wissa

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