Ready for lift off! Wenger's Arsenal get down to work in pre-season training return.

After Robin van Persie's announcement that he would not renew his contract at Arsenal was followed by an astonishing open letter criticising the board from a leading shareholder, the Gunners have returned to the relative calm of the training ground.

With a little under six weeks to go until the season kicks-off, a new look Gunners coaching set-up led the players who had avoided international duty over the summer.

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