Arsenal want to perform well above their last year's performance this year. The expectations of Arteta's students are to finish the Premier League as champions. I hope they can do it but they have to beat a tough team like Manchester City. They should continue the good performance from last year until the end of the year. If they play against Barcelona, I have no doubt that the match will be of good quality. Both teams are very good.
Next season Arsenal will not only compete with Man City, especially in the premier league because a number of other clubs have also made major changes to the players they will recruit. Man United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle also still have the chance to become strong challengers to Arsenal next season and the dominance of Man City or Arsenal will definitely get interference from other clubs who have undergone some major changes at this time. Arteta must be able to try to continue the positive trend next season and target several new players that can help them compete with other teams.
The Premier League will be more competitive next season and many clubs will also surprise them. I saw the friendly match that Arsenal had with Man United and these two teams played with high intensity, so we can see an illustration of how the competition next season will be even more interesting in the premier league.
Premier league this season will be different from the one of last season, last season it was Arsenal and Manchester City that was fighting to get the championship but this season more teams are joining the race of getting the championship of premier league. Other teams are really getting prepared to come out with good performance for next season, it might not be really easy for arsenal to continue to fight to win champions league because their are other teams that will also be challenging to them. The next season is just too unpredictable for arsenal if they will go far or not in the premier league competition.