Arsenal begin the new Premier League season at home to Nottingham Forest in a lunchtime kick-off, as they look to build on last season’s second-placed finish.
The Gunners lead last season’s table for 248 days - the longest in Premier League history without winning the title - until a late-season collapse saw Manchester City leapfrog them and claim a fifth title in six years. Mikel Arteta is not going to rest on his laurels and will again be hugely backed in the transfer market in a bid to avoid a similar fate.