Arsenal’s 2026–27 season is not even a month old, and yet something already feels different about the Gunners.
While last season was built around defensive rigidity and an unwanted reputation as set-piece specialists, Arsenal have turned it up a level this year. The 3–0 thumping of Manchester City in the Community Shield felt like a statement at the first time of asking, while Mikel Arteta’s side flexed the quality of title-favorites as they put Chelsea to the sword, albeit in a narrow win on Sunday.
