The Gunners are preparing for another title challenge in the English top flight.
Arsenal must collect an “unheard of” number of points to win the Premier League, according to Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners seemed to be on their way to winning their first Premier League title since 2004, leading the competition’s table for most of the season. However, Manchester City managed to leapfrog them from the top spot after a host of consecutive victories toward the end of the campaign.
Arteta’s side have used the summer transfer window to bolster their squad, adding the likes of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber to their ranks. But Arteta believes they still have to pull off a miracle to win the league.
“They’ve shown their consistency over the years and they merit that respect from everybody for what they’ve done,” Arteta said of his former club.
“If you want to challenge for that championship you know the total points that you’re going to be needing and that’s unheard of in this league for the last 100 years.
“So that’s the standard and, if you want to be there, you know what you have to do.”
Arsenal will face Manchester City in the Community Shield match on Sunday before meeting Nottingham Forest in their opening Premier League game next weekend.
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