Man City to face Premier League rivals Arsenal in Helsinki for friendly... just seven days before the new season gets underway

Arsenal and Manchester City will travel to Finland for a friendly on August 10, just one week before the season starts. 

The teams, who clashed at China's Bird's Nest Arena, Beijing, as part of their preparations last summer, will go head-to-head at the 40,000 capacity Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.   

Dubbed the 'Super Match by Carlsberg', the 5pm kick-off will be the last game of both teams' respective summer campaigns.

Making a splash: Manchester City and Arsenal met in a pre-season friendly last year in Beijing

In July, Arsenal will be in Asia for fixtures against Indonesia, Vietnam and Japan, while City will take part in a tournament in Hong Kong. They will also play in South Africa and Munich. 

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said: 'We played Manchester City in the build up to the 2012-13 season in the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing and know that they will provide the team with a very competitive match as we finalise preparations for the 2013-14 domestic campaign.

'We have many passionate supporters in Finland, and it will be a wonderful opportunity to connect with them all in what will be our first-ever match in the country.'