Arsenal vs Wolves Live: Latest Premier League team news and updates on Saka and Partey starting for the Gunners

Take it step by step and make continuous progress. arsenal The team has been on an upward trajectory over the past few seasons and now there is only one place left to go. Of course, the last step is always the most difficult, but it is also the ultimate ambition, the goal, the whole Viewpoint New directions, new investments and new reasons for optimism.

Mikel Arteta – Like most managers who have come up against a Guardiola-led side – Arsenal are unproven in the most important context. If last year was about showing they could hold out and mount a genuine title challenge in the final week or two of the season, then 2024/25 must underline why Arsenal can take that final step – literally.

Last year, they were just two points away from the title and it felt so close, yet… they never felt That In a way, they are close to City. This is, after all, a team that has won the league title by a single point twice recently, set records along the way and has become an expert at ending the season.

Wolves starting lineup: Sa, Doherty, Mosquera, Totti, Ait-Nouri, Bellegarde, Lemina, J. Gomez, R. Gomez, Huang, Strand Larsen

Substitutes: Bentley, S. Bueno, Podence, Cunha, Dawson, Doyle, Sarabia, Chiquinho, Guedes

Arsenal have announced their squad for their opening Premier League game:

Arsenal lineup: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Havertz

Subs: Ramsdale, Calafiori, Timber, Jorginho, Nelson, Nwaneri, Trossard, Jesus, Nketiah

Stay tuned, the team list will be announced in five minutes.

Who will Arsenal choose to lead them into the new season?

Mikel Arteta Already challenged arsenal This season has been a step forward again, but at the club party that night he felt the motivation of the players Manchester City Won the Premier League title.

Arsenal had a record-breaking season in 2023-24, winning more games than ever before in the division, but still missed out on the trophy by two points to Pep Guardiola’s side.

The title race enters its final day with Manchester City clinching their fourth consecutive league title, but Arsenal staff, including co-chairman Josh Kroenkeplayers and their families gathered at a venue in central London that evening to reminisce about the narrow victory and have already shown a strong desire to go further.

Mikel Arteta Already challenged arsenal This season has been another year of improvement, but he felt the motivation of his players at a club party on the night City clinched the Premier League title. Premier League title.

The title race entered its final day with City clinching their fourth consecutive league title, but Arsenal staff, including co-chairman Josh Kroenke, players and their families, gathered at a central London venue the same evening to reflect on the near miss and Desire to reach a higher level It’s already obvious.

Arsenal’s game against Wolves kicks off at 3pm and therefore will not be shown on television as all games across the Football League are stopped at 3pm on Saturdays.

For fans who still want to follow the action we will have all the action and updates, and for those who want to listen to the action we will be broadcasting it live on BBC Radio 5Live.

City’s recent dominance has been under pressure with 115 attacks in the Premier League.

This is a long-running case that should be concluded before the end of the season, but Arteta declined to comment.

“This has nothing to do with us,” Arteta insisted.

Ahead of Saturday’s clash with Wolves, the Arsenal manager was more willing to talk about where he needs to improve

Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso He described Arteta as a “competitive animal” after a recent pre-season friendly.

Arteta added with a smile: “Yeah, I do. Everything I do is to win. I try to do my best.

“I’m happier afterwards, I feel fulfilled. If I can’t do it, I certainly try to learn from it and apply the things that will get me closer to my goal. That’s my way.”

“I think we haven’t reached our full potential yet,” Arteta said. “We still have a long way to go.”

“The only thing we can ask of ourselves is to be the best version of ourselves and maximize our potential. The rest is out of our control.

“Am I doing the best I can for the team every day? Am I being consistent in every situation?

“That’s what we can do. We do it, then we are a great team, what to achieve? Let’s see, it depends on what other people do.

“I think it’s going to be a very, very competitive league.”

Arsenal have drawn against Manchester City in the past two seasons but missed out on the title by just two points last season.

The Gunners have won more games than ever before this season Premier Leagueachieving the club’s second-best points total and breaking many other records.

It still falls short of ending a 20-year wait for a league title, but Arteta believes there is plenty of room for growth, helped by the summer arrival of Riccardo Calafiori and the return to fitness of Jullien Timber.