Arsenal and Liverpool will face Lyon in Dubai during the World Cup, in a series if friendlies that take place during the winter break.
The Premier League’s giants will take on the French side from December 5 to 12, with club teams out of action during the Qatar tournament.
The World Cup is from November 20 through December 18. The Premier League will be paused on November 13 to allow for the World Cup, and resume on Boxing Day.
Both Jurgen KloppMikel Arteta is one of the first people to take advantage of the early time-off. Le ProgresFrance will soon announce their friendlies.
Lyon, seven-time Ligue 1 winner Lyon recently hired Laurent Blanc, France’s great football manager, as their new manager. former GunnerAlexandre Lacazette and ex-Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng.
As members of the Premier League’s so-called ‘big six’, both teams will be without a number of stars who are heading to Qatar, but could still field decent line-ups.
Arsenal will be the League leader. Bukayo Saka is one example and Granit Xhaka who will be away with England and Switzerland respectively, while Brazilian trio Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes are expected to return to Tite’s squad.
Arteta may still give valuable game time to Eddie Nketiah and Kieran Tierney, while Ethan Nwaneri (15-year-old academy star) could get more action.
Liverpool will lose a lot of players, including Alisson Becker and Fabinho, to Brazil. Virgil van Dijk in the NetherlandsPortugal by Diogo Jota
Captain Jordan Henderson is likely to be away with England, but Trent Alexander-Arnold could well be left out of Gareth Southgate’s side.
This means the right back could get valuable game time during the winter, alongside Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah, whose national teams Egypt failed to qualify.
