‘We complement each other, and with time you just keep getting better. The connection becomes strong and that helps you adapt to each other’ Martin Odegaard details why the Gunners have a complete midfield

Jakub Kiwior, Mikel Merino, Martin Zubamendi, Max Dowman, Josh Nichols, Marli Salmon, Martin Odegaard and Myles Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal during the penalty shoot out after the pre season friendly between Arsenal and AC Milan at National Stadium on July 23, 2025 in Singapore.

After three consecutive second-place Premier League finishes, Arsenal are determined that this will be the season where they make the final evolutionary step from perennial runners-up to champions of England.

This process has seen the Arsenal squad incrementally improved with every transfer window, no more so than in the engine room of midfield, where the club have a unit filled with the kind of complementary skillset that only the very best teams can manage.