Who are the MLS All-Stars? Full squad list as Arsenal face Chelsea hero Didier Drogba, Andrea Pirlo, Kaka and David Villa

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Sam Long27 July 2016

The MLS All-Stars are set to face Arsenal in a pre-season friendly on July 29 and there are will be plenty of familiar faces on show at the Avaya Stadium.

Arsene Wenger has taken a strong squad to the other side of the pond, despite the absence of the majority of the club's players who featured at Euro 2016 earlier this summer.

But the Gunners should not expect to have it all their own way against their Transatlantic rivals.

The MLS may not be as commercially successful as the Premier League but All-Stars head coach Dominic Kinnear, who manages the San Jose Earthquakes, has a healthy amount of talent at his disposal.

Former England internationals Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard have failed to make the cut but Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, who has shown little sign of slowing down in Canada, is expected to lead the line.

World Cup winners Andrea Pirlo and David Villa are also available while former Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Brom defender Liam Ridgewell will be hoping to prove his worth against the north Londoners.

And let's not forget Kaka, who was once the most expensive footballer in world footballer before fizzling out at Real Madrid.

However, the Brazilian has rediscovered his spark in the States and could Wenger's side a problem or two, particularly as Per Mertesacker's injury has left the Frenchman short of options.

Avoiding injuries will be the order of the day for Arsenal throughout the tour but we can still expect to see an entertaining encounter as the Gunners step up their preparations ahead of the big kick off against Liverpool on August 14.

Scroll through the gallery at the top of the article to see the MLS All-Stars squad in full...

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