Arsenal have Manchester City in their sights in the new Premier League season, says chief football news reporter Simon Stone.
Spending time around the Arsenal camp in the United States, it was impossible to escape the feeling this is a club united.
Results can mask many issues at football clubs but there is a sense of purpose around Arsenal - and even goodwill towards the ownership, which is remarkable considering the fury launched upon them at the height of theTheir aim is to improve - and to win. That is not easy given they have amassed 84 and 89 points respectively to finish second in the Premier League for the past two seasons. The only club to finish above them is Manchester City.
"We want to improve in everything," said Arteta. "Attacking metrics, defensive metrics, restarts, set-piece."The Gunners paid Ajax £38m for the Netherlands defender and his arrival had been a little under the radar compared to that of Declan Rice. Asked about him as a potential rival for his shirt, team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko described Timber’s on-pitch ability as 'unbelievable'.
He cannot be a number nine in the conventional sense like Erling Haaland, who pins defenders back with his strength. But his intelligence can create pockets of space in dangerous areas that can be exploited, by him or team-mates. His goal against Liverpool in Philadelphia was an example of that.
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