Aubameyang’s involvement had been thrown into doubt after he missed training on Friday due to illness, but is named alongside former Dortmund teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Mesut Ozil in a new-look Arsenal front line.
Ozil also committed his future to Arsenal this week by signing a new three-year deal with the Gunners to end rampant speculation over the German’s future.
However, Aubameyang’s arrival means French international Alexandre Lacazette, signed for a then club record £46 million from Lyon in July, drops to the bench.
Download our app and read this and other great stories on the move. Available for Android and iOS.