John Obi Mikel thinks Arsenal have the strongest squad in the Premier League, but believes two other sides will instead contest for the title.

Mikel Arteta’s side are looking to finally shake their ‘nearly men’ tag this season having finished second in the past three league campaigns.

To that end, the Gunners launched another summer of lavish spending to add more depth to their squad, splashing more than £250million on eight new signings.

Viktor Gyokes was the headline deal, brought in from Sporting Lisbon to try and provide Arsenal with a regular out-and-out goalscorer.

But the north London side also improved in other areas, recruiting Martin Zubimendi to replace Thomas Partey in central midfield, while also adding Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze to give them more options in wide forwar

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