Arsenal return for pre-season training ahead of new Premier League season as Arsene Wenger puts Mesut Ozil and team-mates through their paces.

Arsenal returned to training at their centre in London Colney ahead of the 2017-18 Premier League campaign

Mesut Ozil, Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott were among the Gunners to be put through there paces

Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez were absent, along with others who were recently on international duty 

Arsenal stars were put through their paces on Tuesday afternoon as they started preparation for the new Premier League season.

Just over five weeks after ending the previous campaign by lifting the FA Cup courtesy of Aaron Ramsey’s header in a 2-1 victory over rivals Chelsea, the players were back at their training centre in London Colney, ready to do it all over again.

Taking the session was Arsene Wenger, who put an end to stories of his immediate future at the beginning of the summer by putting pen to paper on a new two-year deal. 

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Arsenal players returned to training on Tuesday morning as they began preparation for the 2017-18 Premier League campaign

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Danny Welbeck and young star Jeff Reine-Adelaide work on strengthening exercises at their training base in London Colney

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Defender Kieran Gibbs points out the camera to Welbeck, while Mesut Ozil returned to training but his future is not certain