'Forest starts a tough month of fixtures for Gunners'
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Arsenal's match on Saturday against Nottingham Forest is the start of a tough month of fixtures for the Gunners.
In September they face Forest, Athletic Bilbao, Manchester City and Newcastle in the Champions League and Premier League.
They also travel to League One Port Vale in the Carabao Cup third round.
This tough run is exactly why Mikel Arteta and Arsenal decided to strengthen their squad so much in the transfer window.
This week will also be the first time Arteta has all of his players together after the window has shut, and Piero Hincapie will meet the rest of his team-mates after signing on deadline day.
Arteta is due to speak to the media before the Forest game at 13:30 BST. Come back to this page later for all the key lines from the Arsenal boss.