Arsenal's recent shift in transfer policy appears to have started bearing fruit at the club, with underperforming high-earners moved on in favour of young, hungry and promising players brought in. Last season it moved them agonisingly close to a top four finish and a return to the Champions League.
This time around, they'll be hoping it's different and it has certainly started that way as they sit top of the Premier League table after ten games played. The investment into the squad along with the start to life back in the division has left Mikel Arteta pleased with how things have been built.
"It’s a really hungry and humble team, believe me," The Spaniard said after victory over Tottenham in the North London Derby. "It’s nothing that we have done yet and there’s still a lot of things to improve. That’s the direction we’re taking.”
