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Bukayo Saka finished the season as Arsenal’s top scorer. The 20-year-old effectively carried the team through games, something which should not be the case for a side like Arsenal.

This is not to say that Arsenal cannot have generational talents such as Saka putting in big numbers as they chase their targets, but there must be greater input from other areas. Throughout the season both Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith-Rowe chipped in with goals and assists to try and spread the burden.

However, both saw their goal contributions trail off in the second half of the season. The striker position was a point of vulnerability in 2021/22 and was ultimately the reason why Spurs achieved the fourth spot and Arsenal failed. Alongside the horrific injuries that plagued the side during the run-in.

It cannot be ignored what Harry Kane and Son-Heung-min brought to Antonio Conte’s side. Whilst Alexandre Lacazette went on a goal drought and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's disciplinary breaches saw him depart in the winter.

Eddie Nketiah nearly brought enough at the season’s end with five goals in eight starts but it wasn’t enough. That is why this summer the striker