in the next season when it starts in the premier league there will be tough competition because it is not only a problem for Arsenal who want to compete with Man City but also other teams in the premier league who are also improving their performance. My prediction is that in the summer Arsenal can finish by shifting Man City position but the chances are only small or if Arsenal can be consistent.
last season failure was because Arsenal were not consistent with their performance.
Next season will certainly be very interesting, especially for the competition from several elite clubs who last season managed to survive and finish in the top five of the standings. Several major maneuvers were carried out by Arsenal and Arteta managed to bring in several top players, one of which was Declan Rice who was considered capable of strengthening his midfield. With several updates that have been made by Arteta, I think the Gunners can definitely give their best performance. There is no reason for Arteta to make another mistake at the end of next season like they did last season. I see Arteta is now very serious about his work to improve his squad, and I think they have a chance to take the title away from Manchester City next season.
btw, the friendly match between Arsenal vs Barcelona is difficult to predict, even in other threads that discuss friendly matches, many lose because sometimes it looks like Barcelona will win, but Arsenal will win. but I predict Barcelona to win.
For the friendly match between Arsenal vs Barcelona I think in the end Barcelona will have the chance to dominate the victory, because on the other hand I see there is a bit of a problem with several injured Arsenal players. I hope Arteta can rotate shots and give the majority of his squad a chance to play, like Gabriel Jesus, Ben White, Kieran Tierney and Fabio Vieira. Besides that, it is quite difficult to predict who will win this match in the end, and I will only see the final result of this match, who is stronger to dominate the victory.