After Arsenal's summer spending spree, their new boys will face the acid test against newly promoted Swansea in the Barclays Premier League.
Arsenal paly-maker Mikel Arteta cannot wait for his new side to face Swansea this Saturday as they look to put the 8-2 defeat suffered at the hands of Champions Manchester United behind them.
Since that defeat, boss Arsene Wenger has revitalized his squad by bringing in Arteta, Yossi Benayoun, Per Mertesacker, Andre Santos and Park Chu-young .
Sitting 17th in the Barclays Premier League with only a point from their first three matches, Arsenal host Swansea City who remain the only team not to have scored a league goal this season.
Former Everton ace Arteta told www.arsenal.com: "I can't wait to play at the Emirates, I think it's an unbelievable stadium.
"I'm so excited. I have always been a big admirer of the Arsenal philosophy, the way they play, the way they do the job, and it's always exciting watching Arsenal play. In England there is no better team to watch than Arsenal."
The Spaniard has already made two Premier League appearances for his former club this campaign and is not expecting to find it hard to settle into his new surroundings.
He said: "Hopefully I will not take long to adapt but obviously you need to meet new characters, new personalities and new players with different abilities so you need to pick that up as soon as possible to get an understanding on the pitch."
Their Welsh opponents are fully aware of what to expect from the new-look Gunners team.
Full-back Angel Rangel told www.swanseacity.net: "They will be fired up and looking to make up for that defeat - we know that - and they have reacted to that by making some great signings."
North London side will hope to kick-start their season having kept hold of play-maker Luka Modric and brought in Scott Parker and striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Elsewhere, Manchester City have the chance to regain top position at least for a couple of hours if they win against Wigan Athletic.
Wigan are unbeaten this campaign but travel to the Etihad Stadium where they could face the current Premier League leading scorer Edin Dzeko, who bagged four last time out against Spurs.
In the other Saturday fixtures Everton host Aston Villa, Liverpool travel to Stoke City, Chelsea are at Sunderland and Bolton entertain champions Manchester United in the evening kick off.
Sunday afternoon sees Norwich City take on West Brom at Carrow Road while Fulham and Blackburn look for their first wins of the campaign when they clash.
The action is rounded off on Monday night as QPR host Newcastle in a game that is likely to see midfielder Joey Barton make his debut against his former club.
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