I think last season Arteta has learned. But it was difficult to compete for 2 last season. It's always the same and it seems Arteta can't fix it. I don't understand the problem in detail but for year 3 anything is possible. Better, the same, or even worse. Last season some teams made improvements and shifted some top 5 spots.  This year's season might be the same with many new surprises that are hard to predict.  This season Arsenal have bought Kepa, Zubimendi, and most recently striker Viktor Gyokeres. So I think they have tried to improve from the player factor.