Bukayo Saka and Mikel Arteta's sights firmly fixed on delivering Premier League and Champions League glory
Bukayo Saka is convinced this will be the season that Arsenal beat Manchester City to the Premier League title, while manager Mikel Arteta feels the win against Paris St Germain will fuel his players with the belief they can beat any team in Europe in their quest for Champions League glory.
Saka, 23, made the claim following the 2-0 win over the French champions at the Emirates on Tuesday.
Stand-in captain Saka doubled the hosts' advantage with 10 minutes of the first half remaining after Kai Havertz had headed the opener.
The statement win, against a side which reached the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, came three days after a stoppage-time victory over Leicester which took Arsenal level on points with rivals' City.
Arsenal have finished runners-up to Pep Guardiola's side for the past two seasons, but when asked if the Gunners are ready to deliver their first league title since 2004, Saka, speaking on CBS, replied: "I don't want to put too much pressure on us, but I do think this is the year.
"We have been close for the past two years and we are getting closer, but, yes, hopefully this will be the year.
"There is a lot of hunger in my belly. In previous years we have finished runners-up, but that spirit in me is that I want to win this season and I believe in myself a lot."
After opening their Champions League campaign with a goalless draw at Atalanta, Arsenal fired a warning to their European rivals with a win that rarely looked in doubt.
Saka continued: "When I was speaking with the boys in the team talk before the game I made sure that I said, 'Today we need to make a big statement'.
"When we have played in Europe against the big teams we haven't always shown our full qualities and our usual standards, but