'We always miss something' - William Saliba tells Arsenal to improve as they bid to finally win Premier League under Mikel Arteta

The Gunners finished 10 points behind title winners Liverpool last term which came after consecutive runner-up positions behind Manchester City. The north London side have finished second a record nine times during the Premier League era, two times more than Manchester United. No side has ever finished in that position four times in a row. And now Saliba has urged his teammates, including the new summer arrivals, to take the next step.

The Invincibles of 2003-04 were the last group to secure a Premier League crown. But Arsenal have made key improvements to their squad this summer as boss Mikel Arteta searches for that final ingredient to end the 21-year wait for a title. Martin Zubimendi, Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke and Christian Norgaard have been added to the ranks.

Speaking to ESPN, Saliba said: “Of course we’ve finished second for three years in a row, and we know that we always miss something. Now it’s a new season, we have to see what we didn’t do well enough to win the league. 

"We won the first game and of course we want to win the league, an we will give everything. We have to be better than the last three seasons to win this league. "We know that the new players who came to help us, and I’m sure that they will help us to win some trophies. Of course we are already better with them. Let’s see."

The Gunners can build on their winning start to the season at home to newly-promoted Leeds United. Daniel Farke’s side beat Everton on Monday evening, but the Yorkshire club have a dreadful record in London where they’ve lost their last seven in a row since a 2-1 win at Brentford on the final day of the 2021-22 campaign.