They're gearing up for a mouthwatering top of the table clash against bitter London rivals Chelsea on Sunday, but that hasn't stopped the Arsenal squad from enjoying themselves in training.
Gunners trio Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla were among the members of Arsene Wenger's team who were all smiles as they were put through their paces at their London Colney base on Saturday morning.
The triumvirate fine-tuned their attacking skills by undergoing some shooting drills as they look to fire Arsenal to victory this weekend.
And Wenger's attacking options have been bolstered with the return of Jack Wilshere from injury.
The 23-year-old, who was on the bench in their FA Cup semi-final win over Reading at Wembley on April 18 after five months out through injury, also took part in Saturday's training session.
The Gunners will be out to beat the Blues for the first time since October 2011, when Robin van Persie netted a hat-trick in a remarkable 5-3 victory at Stamford Bridge.
Forwards Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott also took part in the session as they peppered David Ospina's goal.
Goals haven't been hard to come by for the north London outfit since the turn of the year - with their only blank coming in a 2-0 defeat at Southampton on New Year's Day.
Since then Arsenal have won 12 of their last 13 Premier League matches, a run that has seen them rise to second in the Premier League - 10 points behind Chelsea ahead of their clash at the Emirates.
And speaking ahead of the match, Wenger has every confidence his side can again answer another stern examination.
'From a good run of form you get a good belief and we have a good solidarity,' he said.
'We know that we have passed many tests recently where we were questioned. This season is the first time we have won away from home against Manchester City [in a while].
'So we have passed many tests and we have another on Sunday that we want to pass.'
Wenger added: 'Chelsea have been very, very efficient on counter-attacks, very efficient on set-pieces as well, so to nullify their strengths will be important.'
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