Mikel Arteta and Edu could repeat Liverpool trick in 'busy summer' of Arsenal transfers

Whatever the result, you can almost guarantee there is going to be another twist in this up-and-down season for Arsenal.

Very few sides in Premier League history have endured as many narrative changes in a single campaign then Mikel Arteta’s young Gunners. Three chastening defeats to Crystal Palace, Brighton and Southampton have suddenly been followed by impressive victories over Chelsea and Manchester United.

Champions League qualification for the first time since 2017 is all of a sudden in their hands again. However, in similar fashion to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side that finished fourth in 2018, Arteta and technical director Edu must use the ‘busy summer’ they predicted to further enhance and bolster the squad.

Klopp’s Liverpool team in 2017 were one of the most unpredictable sides in Europe. They were just as capable of recording dominant victories over the likes of Manchester City and Roma, as they were stumbling against Swansea City and Burnley.

A fourth placed finish coupled with a stunning run to the Champions League season proved to be the climax for the former Borussia Dortmund boss. All of the components from staggering intensity and quality finishing were plain for the eye to see.

But the consistency and irresistible ability to churn out result after result was not quite there. Two staggering transfer windows and the arrivals of Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Naby Keita, and Fabinho later, they are one of the most unstoppable forces in world football.

Unfortunately for Arsenal fans, two transfer windows will likely not be enough to lay a glove on the Merseysiders. But it could break this constant, exhausting cycle which currently sees stunning runs off victories followed by even more spectacular