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Arsenal have splashed out over £100m again and the pressure is on Mikel Arteta to seal a top four spot... so, a year after their embarrassing Friday night defeat by Brentford, will things be any different when they kick off against Palace tonight?

Spirits are high at the Emirates and with good reason. Arsenal head into the opening Premier League weekend as the in-form side in pre-season, boasting five wins in five, 20 goals scored and a rich summer of transfer activity.

Having their Champions League hopes shattered at the death by bitter rivals Tottenham last season would normally have brought on a dark cloud of perturbance and unrest, but Mikel Arteta and the board have done well in pre-season to restore a feeling of buoyancy amongst the Emirates supporters.

Marquee signing Gabriel Jesus has hit the ground running with seven goals in his four games, helping the Gunners cripple top four rivals Chelsea 4-0 and Champions League qualifiers Sevilla 6-0 in the Emirates Cup.