'We can't be happy' - Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal must be 'much better' next season to wrestle title from Man City

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2023-05-29 07:40:17  • 2 mins
  • Arteta wants more from Arsenal next term
  • Returned to Champions League after six-year absence
  • City going for four in a row in 23/24

WHAT HAPPENED? The Gunners led the Premier League for a number of weeks this season, before falling away to allow City to clinch a third successive crown under Pep Guardiola. Arsenal's second-place finish on 84 points still represents an overachievement from Arteta's side but the Spanish manager is hungry for bigger and better things.

WHAT THEY SAID: We wanted to bring the club back to the Champions League. That was the main target, said Arteta. "We didnt expect to finish where we are. I think its the third best record in the club, with the history of the club, the most wins ever.

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