Arsenal tipped to win Premier League title on one major condition

Arsenal news: The Gunners are one of the favourites to win the Premier League this season after winning the Community Shield by beating title rivals Manchester City last Sunday

Arsenal kicked off their 2023/24 season in perfect fashion by defeating title rivals Manchester City in the Community Shield. The Gunners won the tense clash on penalties after a last-gasp Leandro Trossard goal cancelled out Cole Palmer's opener to give Mikel Arteta's side the perfect platform heading into the new Premier League season.

Even with clear gaps in their squad depth, Arsenal were able to challenge Man City for the Premier League crown last season, but ultimately the lack of options is what cost them. New additions have since been made and not only do they now have a squad to compete in the Champions League and domestically, the particular signings made significantly improve the overall quality of the squad.

However, the best decision made was perhaps done before the summer window opened. William Saliba suffered a nasty back injury in the Europa League defeat to Sporting CP in March with Arteta questioned weekly about his recovery.

Eventually it became clear that he would not feature again in that campaign and keeping him away from the team was ultimately the smart play. Now, with the France international fully recovered, Arsenal's leader at the back has returned and he is sure to play a prominent role if Arsenal push for the Premier League title again.

Saliba was back in competitive action in the Community Shield for the first time in nearly five months and was able to successfully limit the impact of Erling Haaland. Based on that, former Premier League forward Gabby Agbonlahor has named Saliba as his current favourite Arsenal player