Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal are ready to go to a “different level” this season.
Arsenal will kick off the Premier League with a televised Friday night fixture with a tricky London derby for the second year. Twelve months ago, Arteta’s men endured a nightmare start with defeat at Brentford before losing to Chelsea and Manchester City which plunged the club into crisis.
This time, Arsenal go to Crystal Palace with fresh optimism, exciting signings and their sights set on pushing on from last year’s fifth placed finish. The fixture list never gets any easier and competition for the Champions League only gets tougher but Arsenal have bought big, made changes and have looked very sharp in pre-season.
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