Arsenal's preparations for their opening Champions League game against Napoli have been disrupted after they were caught up in the travel chaos that affected airports across the United Kingdom. Mikel Arteta was forced to cancel his pre-match press conference at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday after Arsenal's flight was severely delayed by an air-traffic control issue. The Arsenal manager and his players are understood to have remained at the club's training ground in Hertfordshire as they waited for the delay to pass after completing their morning session as usual.
Jurriën Timber is set to be part of the Arsenal squad for the first time since the Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on 30 May after recovering from a groin injury. Napoli, meanwhile, have made a poor start to the season under new manager Massimiliano Allegri, and will be without Scott McTominay, who had a successful surgical procedure to treat an irregular heartbeat yesterday. Kevin De Bruyne is expected to feature against Arsenal.