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Arsenal and Bayern Munich meet in a friendly at the Shanghai Stadium in China on Wednesday
Both clubs trained at the stadium on the eve of the game with fans of both sides watching on
In the build-up, Arsene Wenger has vowed to keep hold of attacker Alexis Sanchez

Published: 10:07 EDT, 18 July 2017 | Updated: 13:35 EDT, 18 July 2017

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Arsenal and Bayern Munich have trained at the Shanghai Stadium ahead of their highly-anticipated friendly on Wednesday.

There were thousands of Arsenal fans in attendance and they were greeted by their Gunners heroes, who stopped to sign autographs and pose for pictures.

Arsene Wenger even got to enjoy a positive reception - something that rarely occurred in a tumultuous Premier League campaign last season - with a supporter holding up an 'in Arsene we trust' sign and Bayern boss Carlo Ancelotti stopping for a lengthy chat.

Arsenal's players have trained on the Shanghai Stadium pitch ahead of their friendly encounter against Bayern Munich

There were Arsenal supporters in attendance to catch a glimpse of their heroes as they went through their paces

Gunners manager Arsene Wenger had a conversation with his opposite number at Bayern, Carlo Ancelotti

It was clear who the Arsenal supporters in China wanted to be the manager of the club they support

Switzerland midfield player Granit Xhaka stopped to meet Arsenal supporters and sign autographs for them

Mesut Ozil did not look to be feeling the heat in Asia too badly as he headed out to the pitch with his team-mates

Ancelotti and Bayern inflicted misery upon Arsenal last season in the Champions League, defeating the north London side 5-1 in both of their Champions League last-16 legs.

Arsenal, of course, failed to qualify for the Champions League this season and there is speculation surrounding the future of star man Alexis Sanchez.

Wenger has been coy on Sanchez's future but speaking at a press conference ahead of Wednesday's encounter, the Frenchman showed his hand.

'We have played for 20 years in the Champions League,' Wenger said.

'That's 17 years before Sanchez arrived and three years with him. So he can get us back in there.

'When you play in the Champions League, everyone says: Is that all you do? Suddenly when you don't play in there it becomes a major problem.

'At the end of the season, only one team can win the Champions League.

'We have to focus on the competitions we play in and prepare seriously for that. We can't feel sorry for what we do not play.'

Sanchez is not with Arsenal on this tour due to his involvement with Chile at the Confederations Cup.

Arsenal face Chelsea in Beijing on Saturday at the Bird's Nest stadium after playing German champions Bayern.

Striker Alexandre Lacazette, a summer signing for Arsenal from Lyon, also took the time to meet supporters

Gunners boss Wenger and newly-appointed coach Jens Lehmann watch on during Arsenal's training session

Arsenal and France striker Olivier Giroud had to hold of a bag of ice to cool down after Arsenal training

Petr Cech goes through his paces as the Arsenal goalkeeper hones his preparations ahead of the Bayern friendly

Bayern recorded emphatic 5-1 victories over Arsenal in both legs of the last 16 of the Champions League last season

James Rodriguez could feature for Bayern after joining the club on a two-year loan deal from Real Madrid

Bayern manager Ancelotti and forward Thomas Muller faced the media on the eve of the Arsenal match

As for Bayern, James Rodriguez could play after joining on a two-year loan contract from Real Madrid.

Speaking at a press conference on the eve of the match, Rodriguez's new team-mate Thomas Muller vowed to give their fans in Asia something to celebrate after receiving a warm reception during training.

'It makes you glad when you come here and see the support for Bayern,' Muller said.