Despite that excellent record, Arteta has hinted new signing Viktor Gyokeres will be the man to take Arsenal’s penalties from now on. During an interview with ESPN Brazil, the Arsenal manager, who was pretty reliable from 12 yards himself during his playing days, was asked who his squad’s best taker was.

Gyokeres indeed blossomed after leaving England, enjoying two sensational seasons at Sporting Lisbon, where he netted an astonishing 97 goals in 102 appearances, securing back-to-back Primeira Liga titles and a national cup, while also finishing as the league’s top scorer in both campaigns.

When Jurrien Timber joined Arsenal two years ago he was given a tour of the training ground by the club’s then sporting director Edu Gaspar. Edu pointed to a silhouetted cut-out of the Premier League trophy on one wall.

MANCHESTER — Arsenal’s new star striker Viktor Gyokeres had a debut to forget, but his manager Mikel Arteta has given plenty of positives around his performance and his potential.

Ex-Arsenal captain William Gallas believes Mikel Arteta is under a lot of pressure to win a trophy with Arsenal this season.

Mikel Arteta speaks to The Athletic on the eve of his seventh season with Arsenal. 'There is much more to come,' he says

And it is no different this season, as one fan on X argued that Arteta told Gyokeres to try to take advantage of a new rule that means that the referee will have to give a corner kick to the opposing team if a goalkeeper holds onto the ball for eight seconds or more.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta reportedly met with Eberechi Eze a month before sensationally swooping to snatch the Crystal Palace ace right out of Tottenham’s grasp in a blockbuster £68 million ($91m) raid.

For a while now, Arteta’s side have become accustomed to being crowned the set-piece kings of England’s top flight; in fact, since the start of the 2023/24 season, Arsenal have scored the most goals from corners in the Premier League – 31.

Arsenal have named Max Dowman in their travelling squad for the Premier League opener against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Dowman has already made a big impression having caught the eye during Arsenal's pre-season tour of Asia, coming off the bench against AC Milan and Newcastle and showing maturity beyond his years.

Ex-Arsenal captain William Gallas believes Mikel Arteta has no excuses if Arsenal fail to win the Premier League this season.