Mikel Areta knew

Mikel Areta said that Arsenal was aware this season that they were “super short” in the squad depth and were exposed to several players, but “couldn't do anything about it”.

The Gunners travel to Liverpool on Sunday and ready to play a guardian for their opponents instead of fighting for the Premier League title after the Reds had been crowned the master two weeks earlier.

Areteta's team look at themselves in a fifth season in a row without trophy after leaving the Champions League in the semi-finals to Paris Saint-Germain in the middle of the week.

All season, they fought for fitness problems with Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Ben White who dealt with longer periods for a long time, while Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhães and Takehiro Tomiyasu suffered injuries.

In contrast, ten of Liverpool's Outfield players played more than 30 league games and Areta this season: “From the beginning of the decision, we knew that our squad was super short and that we had some players who had a high probability that they were injured, because that is what they had in the last seasons.

“This is a big deal to win trophies, you know and [Liverpool] Did that very well. They managed to maintain this consistency, this level of players, a system, a trainer, a stadium that has created again, and consistently maintain an incredible atmosphere for them.

“So you need a lot of ingredients or you do not win the Premier League. This is the difficulty of it, and it is true that we have never consistently found this season due to the problems we had.

“I don't want to use it as an excuse, because it is certain, because with the same thing … we were the only team – we have the best league in the world, yes? We all agree. And we were the only team in the park in the [Champions League] Semifinal. That is the level. “

It is expected that Arsenal is active in the summer market last month at the summer market that the real sociedad will become your first signing despite the late interest of Real Madrid.

The Gunners are also on the market for a striker, and sources have announced that the Red Bull Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyökeres and Newcastle's Alexander Isak, are in their shortlist.

“We will do everything we can to improve the team and in particular improve the players that we already have, and everything the market offers to give us a better chance, we will try to do it,” added Areta.