The new Premier League season may not get underway until August 12, but Robert Pires is already counting down the days until kick-off.
The winger – who signed for the club exactly 17 years ago - is still close to the first-team squad and is convinced Arsene Wenger’s side have the quality to challenge in 2017/18.
"Of course Wenger is as hungry as ever," Pires told Arsenal Player. "It’s most important for him. He’s very disappointed [to have missed out on] the Champions League last season, because when he works it’s always to win something.
"He won the FA Cup, but I think for the new season we need to forget the Champions League.