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Mikel Arteta and Arsenal technical director Edu can certainly look back at last summer's transfer window and feel vindicated about several decisions that were made.

Following another eighth-placed finish in the 2020/21 Premier League season, there was a major overhaul of the Gunners' first-team squad. The most high-profile permanent exits were that of David Luiz, Willian and Joe Willock with the likes of Reiss Nelson, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Matteo Guendouzi and William Saliba departing on loan.

In terms of new arrivals, there were as many as six. Arsenal spent in the region of £150million - the most of any side in the Premier League - to get Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Benjamin White, Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Martin Odegaard through the doors.

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The aim with those new signings was to qualify for Europe, which was achieved with a few games to spare. But Arteta's other main mission was to ensure there were more goals from his midfield players as prior to a dip in form and subsequent exit in January, Arsenal had heavily relied on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

In fact, during the 2020/21 campaign Mohamed Elneny, Thomas Partey, Dani Ceballos and Granit Xhaka managed four goals between them across