Arteta Leads Arsenal Into Premier League Season as Longest-Serving Manager

Mikel Arteta will lead Arsenal into the 2026-27 Premier League season as the league's longest-serving manager, with the club aiming to defend its title and establish a new era of dominance. The campaign begins on Friday, August 21, with a home match against promoted Coventry City, a fixture that follows Arsenal's 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield on August 16.

Arteta, who has been in charge since December 2019, has set his sights on building Arsenal into the best club in the world. "It's certainly the ambition of the club and the owners to be the best club in the world," he told Sky Sports. "In order to do that, you need the best facilities, the best stadium, the best supporters, and you need the best squad and the best players in the world." The manager is using the goal of winning consecutive league titles, a feat the club has not achieved since the 1930s, as a key motivator. This pursuit is fueled by the disappointment of losing the Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in May.

Arsenal enter the season as favorites, bolstered by the arrivals of midfielder Bruno Guimarães from Newcastle and winger Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge....