The progress shown by Arsenal in the last 2 seasons is indeed quite impressive, every season there is a change in a positive direction from this team and if you look at that I think it is likely that Arsenal will be much better next season. And for Arteta I think he should be appreciated because what he did was not easy and the matter of defeating Pep Guardiola is not an easy job and everything takes time so currently Arteta is in the process with Arsenal and we just need to be patient until that season comes, I'm sure that will happen if Arsenal continues to consistently make changes like in the last 2 seasons.
From the changes that we have seen so far in the Arsenal team, of course it would not be wrong if many people are more hopeful to see Arsenal become a candidate for champions next season and have the potential to beat more of their rivals in the Premier League. I also see that Arteta himself is still quite enthusiastic about making changes to the Arsenal team so I am not surprised when Arsenal can win right away at the start of the season. However, Pep Guardiola's team will still be a tough competitor for Arsenal next season so Arsenal must remain vigilant against Manchester City.
Indeed, during the two seasons Arsenal showed good development, there were always significant changes. In my opinion, Arsenal's only weakness is that they do not have a striker who consistently scores goals in every match, or in other words, a striker who is hungry for goals. Arsenal does not have that yet, if Arteta gets a striker like that I am sure the percentage of winning the EPL trophy will be much higher. or even win the champions league.
besides that it will be difficult to talk about Man City which is indeed not easy to beat, Pep is still very much relied on in the City squad, he is able to make the competition in the English league even more difficult.
during the two seasons I saw these two clubs showing tight competition in the league standings.