Arsenal have made big strides beneath the administration of Mikel Arteta however this season appears to be a defining one of their evolution.
After close to misses within the Premier League in every of the final two campaigns, Arsenal are aiming to win the title for the primary time in 24 years in 2024/25.
Whereas the Premier League is the primary goal, the North Londoners will need to see progress on all fronts. Final season’s return to the UEFA Champions League noticed Arsenal attain the quarter-finals for the primary time since 2010, although each home cup campaigns ended early.
Third-round and fourth-round eliminations within the FA Cup and League Cup respectively have been disappointing for an Arsenal aspect who’ve didn’t win silverware since Arteta’s debut marketing campaign in cost.
Will their five-year drought finish this season? The early indicators recommend it’s doable.
Arsenal progressed to the fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night with a 5-1 thrashing of Bolton Wanderers on the Emirates. Whereas harder exams than the struggling third-tier aspect await, Arteta was in a position to rotate his squad sufficiently with out compromising on efficiency.
Arteta’s workforce contained 4 academy gamers aged 18 or beneath, together with Jack Porter who grew to become the youngest-ever participant to begin an Arsenal first-team sport. The England u-17 goalkeeper deputised for the injured David Raya and cup-tied Neto, aged simply 16 years and 72 days.
He changed Cesc Fabregas as Arsenal’s youngest-ever starter, with the Spaniard 16 years and 177 days previous when he lined up towards Rotherham United in the identical competitors in 2003.
Elsewhere, there have been begins for full-back duo Joshua Nichols (18) and Myles Lewis-Kelly (17), whereas Ethan Nwaneri stole the headlines with a brace. The midfielder, who grew to become English soccer’s youngest-ever top-flight participant in 2022, aged 15, scored twice towards Bolton to underline his big potential.
Arteta opted for expertise alongside his gifted teenagers, with Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus all included, whereas there was a primary begin and purpose for Raheem Sterling since his deadline day mortgage transfer from Chelsea.
With Riccardo Calafiori stepping up his minutes and Mikel Merino nonetheless to return, Arsenal seem to have strengthened well in key areas throughout the summer time and have rising academy graduates supplementing a gifted squad.
A younger hungry squad are chasing silverware and Arsenal tickets shall be in demand for an upcoming schedule that features big Champions League clashes with Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, and Premier League contests towards Liverpool and Chelsea, earlier than the New 12 months.
Arsenal fixtures in 2024
Premier League (EPL)
Arsenal vs. Leicester Metropolis (Premier League, Saturday twenty eighth September 2024, 15:00)
Arsenal vs. Southampton (Premier League, Saturday fifth October 2024, 15:00)
Bournemouth vs. Arsenal (Premier League, Saturday nineteenth October 2024, 17:30)
Arsenal vs. Liverpool (Premier League, Sunday twenty seventh October 2024, 16:30)
Newcastle United vs. Arsenal (Premier League, Saturday 2nd November 2024, 12:30)
Chelsea vs. Arsenal (Premier League, Sunday tenth November 2024, 16:30)
Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest (Premier League, Saturday twenty third November 2024, 15:00)
West Ham United vs. Arsenal (Premier League, Saturday thirtieth November 2024, 17:30)
UEFA Champions League (UCL)
Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain (UEFA Champions League, Tuesday 1st October 2024, 20:00)
Arsenal vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (UEFA Champions League, Tuesday twenty second October 2024, 20:00)
Inter Milan vs. Arsenal (UEFA Champions League, Wednesday sixth November 2024, 20:00)
Sporting Lisbon vs. Arsenal (UEFA Champions League, Tuesday twenty sixth November 2024, 20:00)
Arsenal vs. Monaco (UEFA Champions League, Wednesday eleventh December 2024, 20:00)
Carabao Cup
Preston vs Arsenal (Carabao Cup fourth spherical). Fourth-round ties will happen on the week commencing October 28, with finalised fixture particulars to be introduced sooner or later.
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