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Mikel Arteta, 39 AFTV piece: Six weeks to go - what needs to happen before Prem opener?  By Jonny Bray The day we’ve all been waiting for is fast approaching.     The Premier League commences once again on the 14   August 2021, and Arsenal will be looking to finally compete at the top of the table for the first time in over a decade.     However, it’s becoming clear with just over a month to go that Arsenal are in no fit state to do that.     For what seems like the 15 th   consecutive season, Arsenal will head into this campaign woefully unprepared to battle the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and perhaps even Spurs.     Whilst clubs like Leicester City fine tune their squad and Aston Villa take the mick out of us, we are seemingly stagnant in the transfer window while little has been done to solve some of the deeper underlying issues at the club.     Last season won’t be remembered for the...

Pull out the stops for Odegaard and all hail Pepe: What we learned from Arsenal's final-day win over Brighton There we have it, then. The end of a season that could best be described as a mixed bag at least ended on a high as a brace from the in-form Nicolas Pepe sealed a routine win over Brighton in front of 10,000 fans at The Emirates. As expected, there will be no European football next season for the first time in 25 years but that could become a blessing in disguise.  The European Conference League may end up being an important tournament but at the moment it has more than a whiff of the Intertoto Cup about it and Spurs are very welcome to their place. Make no mistake, this summer is a massive one for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal Football Club. And over the course of the season-ending 90 minutes, we learned plenty about the direction they may wish to go in… Make Martin a priority Martin Odegaard has played a key role in Arsenal's steady improvement across the second half of th...