The Gaffer's Season Preview: 2026/27

Arsenal. Twenty-two years. Finally.

Arteta's side lost five games all season. That is a number that tells you everything. They did not just win it. They ground City down across forty games until City drew at Bournemouth on the final day and handed it over.

That is how you win a league title.

“That is how you win a league title.”

Now they have to go again. Defending is harder. Everyone knows your patterns. The pressure sits differently. Arsenal have not won back-to-back since the Invincibles, and that was Wenger's greatest side. Arteta has Arteta's greatest side. We will see if it is good enough.

City won both cups. The FA Cup, the League Cup, both gone to Manchester. Pep's side are not finished. Do not make that mistake.

Liverpool said goodbye to Salah and Robertson on the final day. Nine years of Salah. One of the best players this league has ever seen, and now he walks. Arne Slot has a rebuild on his hands whether he admits it or not.

The new faces this season: Coventry come up as champions. Ninety-five points under Frank Lampard. They earned their place. Ipswich are back after one year away. Hull scraped through on a 95th-minute goal in the playoff final.

Wolves, West Ham, Burnley: gone.

My call for the title: Arsenal, again. City pushing them to the last day. Liverpool without Salah are a different animal. United are not ready. Chelsea have the names, not the discipline.

Season starts now.