Emery on his first XI and the transfer deadline

Will Lucas Torreira and Stephan Lichtsteiner get the nod against Manchester City? Will there be any comings or goings before the transfer deadline? And who will be our No 1 at the start of the season?

Unai Emery was asked all those questions in his post-match press conference in Stockholm. Here’s how he answered them:

on whether his new signings have a chance of playing against Manchester City…

It’s a different match today for Lichtsteiner, Xhaka and Torreira. We want to give them these minutes for fitness and also so that they’re working together and tactically can start to work with us. In the first week it’s clear that they’re not at their best physically, but we want to continue working…