ARSENAL
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Captain: Martin Odegaard
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Last Season: 2nd
BUKAYO SAKA
He was just beaten to Arsenal’s 2022-23 Player of the Season award by Martin Odegaard, but the England winger wouldn’t have been far off! He recorded his best-ever campaign for goals and assists combined and will be hoping to record a similar tally this season!
LAST SEASON IN NUMBERS
6
Arsenal are returning to the Champions League for the first time in six years. Awesome!
STRONGEST LINE-UP
ONE TO WATCH
DECLAN RICE
The most expensive British player of all time will have to be a strong anchor if Arteta chooses to play both Odegaard and Kai Havertz alongside him! The other option is to use Rice as a box-to-box No.8 with Partey or Jorginho holding instead!
DID YOU KNOW?
At the halfway point of 2022-23, The Gunners had recorded their best-ever start to a Prem season, with 50 points from 19 matches!
VERDICT
Arsenal have strengthened really well and they’re going to be mega motivated after last season’s title disappointment! MATCH wouldn’t be surprised if they’re Man. City’s closest challengers for the second season running – and could win it!
ASTON VILLA
Manager: Unai Emery
Captain: John McGinn
Stadium: Villa Park
Last Season: 7th
OLLIE WATKINS
After scoring just three times in his first 18 Premier League matches last season, Watkins exploded into life in 2023! He ended the campaign as one of the deadliest forwards in the league and will be hoping to continue that form in 2023-24!
STRONGEST LINE-UP
ONE TO WATCH
YOURI TIELEMANS
The new signing from Leicester has bags of Prem experience! With Douglas Luiz and Jacob Ramsey really impressing last season, Villa’s depth in midfield is now off the
