ARSENAL are kicking-off their Premier League campaign in the WRONG kit after a major manufacturing error.
The Gunners face Nottingham Forest at home in their opening match of the season.
GettyAaron Ramsdale and his Arsenal team-mates face Nottingham Forest today[/caption]
GettyThe Gunners will have to play in the WRONG kit due to a reported Adidas error[/caption]
However, they will be forced to wear a kit that has reportedly stopped being sold.
We revealed that Adidas have allegedly stopped selling Arsenal’s new home kit after fans spotted a blunder in its design.
The North London side released their new stunning kit back in May and it was revealed that there would be a hidden nod to the Invincibles from the Premier League 2003-04 campaign.
This was the year that under Arsene Wenger they managed to win the league title without losing a single league game.
And the new shirt was set to pay homage to that achievement 20 years on with stitching on the white trim on the side.
The record of 26 wins and 12 draws was supposed to have been stitched into the side of the jersey in the order of each result.
However eagle-eyed fans have spotted that there has been an issue in the design.
This is because they think that only 32 of the 38 league results have been featured on the shirt.
CASINO SPECIAL – BEST ONLINE CASINOS FOR 2023
The last four games of the season draws against Portsmouth and Birmingham as well as two wins from the six-game winning run have been missed off.
The shirt has since not been available to buy from Adidas or Arsenal via their websites.
Arsenal then confirmed a design error with the shirt as they reached out to fans waiting for their new shirts.
In an email seen by SunSport, the club wrote: “We’ve become aware of a design error with the current 23/24 Authentic Home Shirt. Consequently, we’re unfortunately unable to fulfill your order at this time.
“We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused and will be cancelling and refunding your order in full.
“We are currently reviewing when the new 23/24 Authentic Home Shirts will be available, but in the meantime please see our 23/24 Replica Home Shirts which are available now and ready to ship.”
SunSport understands that Arsenal will not receive the new shirts until next month at the earliest – and could even be forced to wait until October for them.
And that means that Mikel Arteta’s men will have to wear the current ones to take on Forest, despite the blunder.
ARSENAL TRANSFER NEWS LIVE: Stay up to date with all the latest transfer news and rumours from the Emirates