Mikel Arteta has delivered an honest assessment of the Arsenal squad as he prepares to navigate Champions League football next season as well as mounting another tilt at the Premier League trophy.
Barring a spectacular collapse from Manchester City in their final three games of the campaign, the Gunners have come up short in the title race. Although, one positive to come from the past nine months is a return to European football's top table for the first time since 2017.
But with the north London outfit likely to be placed in Pot 3 when the Champions League draw group stage takes place in August, there's a possible scenario - a nightmare one at that - where they are paired with Bayern Munich (if they retain their Bundesliga crown) and Real Madrid.