Zinchenko insists Arsenal on track to surpass Manchester City

Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko says nan Gunners are still aiming to dethrone Premier League champions Manchester City successful nan upcoming season.

Mikel Arteta’s broadside took City to nan ligament successful nan title for nan title past word but were unsuccessful successful their bid to triumph nan convention for nan first clip since 2004.

However, nan North London nine are gearing up to spell again and person little than a period to complete their preparations for nan caller run earlier it each starts again.

Zinchenko was a regular starter for Arsenal successful 2023-24, but whitethorn now look title from incoming Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori.

However, nan Ukraine world says it is still a lawsuit of moving together arsenic a squad to push connected from their adjacent title challenges successful nan past 2 years.

Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: “I don’t deliberation we request to transcript personification for illustration City.

“Of people astatine nan infinitesimal they are astir apt nan champion squad successful nan world. If you look astatine nan stats and titles they person won successful nan past mates of years, it is amazing.

Oleksandr Zinchenko insists Arsenal “don’t request to transcript personification for illustration Man City”

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“You ever request to look astatine nan champion and effort to but not beryllium for illustration them, we request to beryllium connected apical of them. Mikel and his unit are doing an astonishing occupation here.

“I person known him for a while of course, since I was astatine City. I ever knew he would beryllium an astonishing manager. The improvement of nan nine inside, you tin spot nan progress.

“I cognize group extracurricular nan nine tin spot it but from nan wrong arsenic well. Arsenal are connected nan correct way. I really dream and judge successful nan adjacent early Arsenal tin execute a batch of bully things.”

The 27-year-old was a cardinal portion of City’s occurrence during his clip astatine nan nine but for illustration his head Arteta, he made nan move to nan capital.

He made 35 appearances successful each competitions past play and admitted nan Premier League is nan toughest and astir demanding successful nan world.

He added: “How overmuch City pushed america other successful nan past 2 years, it shows really demanding nan convention is and wherever nan level is. I utilized to opportunity nan Premier League is nan toughest successful nan world.

“Every azygous force tin hit each different and each crippled is for illustration a last here.

“This is not conscionable words, this is true. Even successful nan opening of nan season, you tin suffer immoderate games and driblet immoderate points and deliberation you will beryllium back.

“It shows really demanding this convention is. You request to beryllium astatine 100 aliases moreover much successful each azygous game.”