New signings are all well and good but sometimes keeping what you already have is far more important. That's where Manchester City and Arsenal have differed this summer.
Following on from their intense Premier League title race that ended with the Blues running down their prey like a prehistoric pack of hunters, their triumph should not detract from how good Arsenal were for the majority of the season.
To go from finishing fifth the previous year to shrinking the gap between the clubs by nearly 20 points is a great achievement even if it didn't feel like one at the end. Now Mikel Arteta has to ensure it wasn't just a flash in the pan, a rare alignment of the stars that they allowed to pass them by, a one-off. Arsenal need to build upon their progress and try and go one step closer, while City need to make sure their dominance does not wane.
