Wenger: The hard work starts now

Arsene Wenger will take his Arsenal squad out to a 10-day training camp in Austria tomorrow insisting the hard work starts now as he looks to mould them into a team capable of winning a first Barclays Premier League title since 2004.

The Gunners boss ran the rule over summer signings Laurent Koscielny and Marouane Chamakh during yesterday’s opening pre-season friendly at npower League Two outfit Barnet, where youngster Jay Simpson netted a double in a 4-0 win.