Arsenal will play Tottenham in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong, the first North London derby to be held outside the United Kingdom, the clubs said Monday, while Liverpool will meet AC Milan.
The London rivals will clash at the southern Chinese citys new 50,000-capacity Kai Tak Stadium on July 31, just over two weeks before the start of the Premier League season.
Former Spurs and England defender Ledley King said it would give Hong Kong fans a glimpse of what a North London derby is like.
Were obviously neighbours back home so its going to be strange to come all the way across the other side of the world to play your neighbours, but its fantastic for the fans in Asia, he said.
Its a pre-season game, but theres no friendlies when these two teams play each other, he added.