Arsenal were able to take the title race into the final weekend last season, but in the end they were unable to deny Manchester City a record-breaking fourth straight Premier League title.
But Mikel Arteta's side will be hoping that they are still very much a team on the up and a few shrewd signings this summer will be the final pieces of a championship-winning jigsaw that will see them an a title drought that has now entered a third decade.
