Arsenal’s Best XI: How Mikel Arteta’s Gunners could stand in line for the Premier League 2025-26 season

The painful end of Arsenal at the Premier League season of 2024-25 was confronted with a well-known Taunt. While Liverpool celebrated his title win, his fans revealed a Tifo aimed at the Gunners, with the text: «Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.» This Jab poked even more because it marked the third consecutive season that the Mikel Arteta team finished second. For Arteta, the pressure is now at a record high; The time for his «process» to deliver a title is on.

After drawing 14 of his 38 league matches last season and without Arsenal Player who manages 10 Premier League goals, the North London Club finally has a designated striker, Viktor Gyokeres, who scored a stunning 97 goals in 102 matches for Sporting CP, to fill the emptiness.

The Swede is seen as the missing piece in the puzzle of Arteta; Based on the preseason, however, it seems that the new midfield general, Martin Zubimendi, who arrived from Real Sociedad this season, could add that extra creativity because Arsenal aims to break down low blocks to convert those treks into victories.

With the departure of Thomas Partey and Jorginho, the new addition of Christian Norgaard next to Zubimendi seems to be an upgrade on paper.

On the attacking front, the English winger Noni Madueke is expected to add an extra dimension to Arsenal with his dribbling options and pace. Despite the fact that it is a left-right bing most of his career, Madueke gets the most minutes on the left flank to enable Gyokeres to exploit the channels.

New signing sessions

• Viktor Gyokees: € 65.80 million (from Sporting CP) – Striker

• Martin Zubimendi: € 70.00 million (Van Real Sociedad) – Midfielder

• Christian Norgaard: € 11.60 million (from Brentford) – Midfielder

• Crithian Mosquera: € 15.00 million (Van Villareal) – Defender

• Noni Madueke: € 56.00 million – (Van Chelsea) – Wing player

• Kepa Arrizabalaga: € 5.80 million (from Chelsea) – goalkeeper

The Gunners have collected a formidable team, but this power is its own challenge. With the expectations that rise, all eyes are aimed at the manager to select the ideal eleven that can tackle the difficult run of Arsenal of opening luminaires and set the tone for the season.

Here is the best possible XI of Arsenal for the 2025-26 season, according to Sportstar:

• Goalkeeper: David Raya (Spain)

• Right back: Jurrian Timber (The Netherlands)

• Center-Back: Gabriel Magalhaes (Brazil)

• Center-back: William Saliba (France)

• Left-Back: Myles Lewis-Skelly (England)

• Defensive midfielder: Martin Zubimendi (Spain)

• Left Central midfielder: Decland Rice (England)

• Central midfielder on the right: Martin Odegaard (Norway)

• Right-Winger: Buya Sak (England)

• Left-Winger: Noni Madueke (England)

• Center Forward: Viktor Gyokees (Sweden)

Expected formation-4-3-3

Raya; Wood, Gabriel, Saliba, Lewis-Skelly; Zubimendi, rice, Odegaard; Saka, Madueke, Gyokees