Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has included Jack Wilshere in his starting lineup to face Manchester City in Helsinki.

Lukas Podolski leads the line for the Gunners while Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny start in defence with Bacary Sagna at right-back.

City manager Manuel Pellegrini has handed starts to new signings Alvaro Negredo and Fernandinho for the match.

Edin Dzeko will start alongside the Spaniard while Joleon Lescott partners Vincent Kompany in the heart of the defence.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Podolski

Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Fernandinho, Toure, Silva, Milner, Dzeko, Negredo