Arsenal will be looking to end their trophy drought by finally winning the Premier League title in the 2025/26 season.
The Gunners have finished second in each of the last three seasons, and fans are subsequently desperate to see their team finally top the podium in the English top flight.
The pressure is growing on Mikel Arteta to deliver silverware to N5 next term, and the North London club have certainly made aggressive moves in the transfer market to try and make this happen.
Viktor Gyokeres has arrived from Sporting CP for £63 million, while the likes of Noni Madueke, Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard have also joined to bolster Arteta’s ranks.
That said, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City have also strengthened significantly, setting the scene for an incredibly competitive title race.
Arsenal told the Premier League title race is over if Liverpool sign Alexander Isak
While Arsenal have made six acquisitions, all of whom will help raise the floor of Arteta’s squad, they’ve arguably not added a definite ceiling raiser.
Gyokeres should help the Gunners score more goals, and Zubimendi is an upgrade on what came before him, but neither of these players are guaranteed successes.
Meanwhile, last season’s champions Liverpool have signed Florian Wirtz for in excess of £100 million and could yet add another player of this calibre to Arne Slot’s ensemble.
Liverpool are pursuing Alexander Isak, with the Merseysiders hoping the sale of Luis Diaz and potential sale of Darwin Nunez will help them fund a move for the Newcastle star.
Pundit Don Hutchinson believes that if the north-west outfit do end up landing the Swede, then the Premier League title race next season will effectively be over for everyone else.
“No, no, you’d have to say Liverpool [are favourites for the title],” Hutchinson said on the ESPN FC podcast.
“On top of what they’ve done last season, they’ve just signed [Hugo] Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, have replaced their full-backs, and they’ve not really lost anyone.
“I still think Luis Diaz was a very, very good player to lose, but I understand, obviously, he wants to move, but [Cody] Gakpo is going to play in that position, or Eketike might play on the left-hand side.
“If they sign Isak, I mean it’s pretty much game over.”
On top of Wirtz and potentially Isak, Liverpool have indeed also added exciting young talent Hugo Ekitike to their squad, with their attack shaping up to be something of an unstoppable force.
Liverpool have too many question marks defensively to make them clear Premier League title favourites
Arsenal fans may well be concerned about the growing quality of Liverpool’s attack.
However, the Gunners shouldn’t be too fearful, as there are still issues in Slot’s team that they haven’t addressed this summer.
While Jeremie Frimpong is an excellent player in his own right, the Dutchman is very different to his predecessor Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The Reds haven’t yet replaced Alexander-Arnold’s ball progression, and this could be a real issue for Slot’s side.
Meanwhile, both Frimpong and Milos Kerkez are marauding full-backs, and will leave ample space for the opposition to exploit in transition.
The pair of full-backs will leave Liverpool’s centre-backs isolated, and this department is also a concern for them.
Virgil van Dijk is one year older and surely close to a decline, while Ibrahima Konate has one eye on Real Madrid.
The partnership is backed up only by an injury-prone Joe Gomez, after Jarrel Quansah was sold to Bayer Leverkusen.
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