Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal should break information to have any probability of dethroning Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis in 2024-25.
Arsenal have completed second to Metropolis in every of the final two seasons, main the desk for lengthy intervals in each cases, solely to fall narrowly quick.
The Gunners have been simply two factors away from ending their 20-year title drought in 2023-24, with Metropolis clinching an unprecedented fourth straight crown on the ultimate day.
Arsenal have improved their factors tally in every of their 4 full campaigns beneath Arteta thus far, choosing up 61 in 2020-21, 69 in 2021-22, 84 in 2022-23 and 89 final time period.
The Gunners scored extra targets (91) final season than in another Premier League marketing campaign, whereas their 29 targets conceded have been their fewest because the Invincibles have been topped champions in 2003-04.
Requested what Arsenal should do to recover from the road in 2024-25, Arteta mentioned: “To interrupt extra of these information once more and win extra factors, that’s for certain.
“It gained’t be sufficient [last season’s levels]. With the extent we’re competing with and each season getting tougher, we’re going to have to enhance once more for certain.”
Arteta believes his gamers are extremely motivated to go once more, including: “On the final day. I feel we had a gathering along with all of the membership and the gamers mentioned, ‘we’re going to do it, we wish extra’.
“Everybody was saying the identical factor, that we’re not going to cease right here and we wish far more. We all know how we wish to evolve and the way the gamers can evolve.”
In addition to making David Raya’s mortgage transfer everlasting, Arsenal sanctioned a €45million (£38.4m) swoop for Italy centre-back Riccardo Calafiori this low season, however he’s the one new face to reach on the Emirates Stadium forward of 2024-25.
Arteta has refused to rule out additional exercise, saying: “After the season we had two goals – the primary and most vital one was to verify we’re nonetheless in love with our gamers.
“Then, okay, if there are nonetheless alternatives available in the market we’ll take a look at them. The market is open and issues can occur.”
Arsenal start their 2024-25 marketing campaign towards Wolves on Saturday, having gained 16 of their 18 Premier League video games thus far in 2024 (one draw, one loss), with their 89% win charge comfortably their finest within the competitors in any calendar 12 months.
Whereas Arsenal have began their final two Premier League campaigns with a victory, beating Crystal Palace in 2022-23 and Nottingham Forest final 12 months, Wolves have misplaced their opening match in every of the final three seasons.
