Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero has backed Arsenal to have a top-quality 2022/23 campaign.
The Gunners finished fifth in the Premier League last season, with local rivals Tottenham Hotspur pipping them in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification. Since then, Mikel Arteta's side have strengthened significantly in the transfer market, spending in excess of £110 million on five first-team players, including Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Now, Aguero has had his say on what he expects from the north Londoners this season, backing them to improve more under Arteta's stewardship. Speaking to Stake.com, the former Argentine frontman said: "As always, I believe that the Premier League will show this season that it is beginning to be one of the most competitive leagues in the world.
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"And in this sense, my candidates are Manchester City, which I think can repeat, Liverpool, Chelsea and I add Arsenal, which has strengthened very well and has had great games in the pre-season. City's advantage is that it already has a team that knows what to do on the field and has added variants such as Haaland and Julian Alvarez.
"It is true that they must adapt but Pep (Guardiola) has already said that great players do not need time to adapt. City have lost Sterling although Liverpool, who will be in the fight, have lost Mane but have brought in Darwin Nunez.
"Everything will be very even, as it has been happening, but we will have to be attentive to Arsenal's performance, which has put together a great project with the help of Arteta and I think that this year they will give people something to talk about." Aguero also had his say on who will finish in the top-four this term, backing City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea to finish ahead of Manchester United and Spurs.
He added: "United is in the process of rebuilding and with a new manager but they are always in the fight. Chelsea, although they have lost important players, especially in defence, have shown that they are competitive and added Sterling.
"The same as Tottenham with a coach like Conte who has experience in the Premier League, who has always formed competitive teams and has a very important offensive duo like the one made up of Kane and Son. But let's not forget that there is always a surprise team and this year there are many who can give the note.
"Aston Villa, Newcastle, Brighton... there are many who will fight for a place in Europe. I believe the top four will be Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal."
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