Wenger warns Gunners must fire early in title chase

ARSENE WENGER intends to follow his tried and trusted pre-season campaign — but knows Arsenal must not get off to another slow start if they are to mount a challenge for the Premier League title.

There are expected to be one or two new faces, and perhaps not some of the old ones, when the Gunners squad reassemble at London Colney on July 6.

A club of Arsenal’s stature and global brand would always find welcome hosts for what could be a lucrative foreign trip in the build-up to the 2009-10 campaign, which starts on August 15 and will roll on to the World Cup in South Africa.