One more year: 5 ways Arsenal can succeed with Arsene Wenger in charge

Replace the old guard

Arsenal boast an exceptional squad breaming with young talent but there is also an old guard that needs to be replaced in the not too distant future. Per Mertesacker, Santi Cazorla and Petr Cech only have a few years left at the most, whilst Nacho Monreal (31) and Olivier Giroud (30) also need a successor.

Arsenal have drafted in new defenders to replace Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny in the future, including Shkodran Mustafi and Rob Holding, but another name could be necessary- with the situation being the same in midfield, as the likes of Granit Xhaka, Aaron Ramsey and Francis Coquelin haven’t managed to fill the Santi-sized void in midfield.

At left back and up front, Giroud and Monreal have very limited competition and that needs to change- especially in attack, where options will be depleted if Alexis Sanchez leaves.