Mikel Arteta explains key Arsenal change ahead of Premier League title defence - Gunners have overhauled an entire department this summer

Mikel Arteta said a rivalry with Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca and other new managers in the Premier League this season can help raise the level of Arsenal.

MIKEL ARTETA has all but confirmed that he will be signing a new deal to keep him at Arsenal for a lengthy period of time. Elsewhere, the Gunners are in talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a deal to

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These changes will be deployed right through English football this weekend, including Arsenal's Community Shield match against Manchester City on Sunday.

Champions delight their manager by ‘winning the first trophy’ while Enzo Maresca wants new Manchester City signings to arrive soon