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  1. Recap - Arteta news conferencepublished at 15:26 BST

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    That's all of Arteta's quotes. Here's a recap of some of the standout lines:

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  2. 'We are in a really good place'published at 15:22 BST

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    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on getting ready for the season ahead: "I think we are in a really good place. I sense really good things. We are still adapting.

    "We have a few days until the first trophy and then the Premier League starts a few days later. We haven't compromised anything, we have taken every situation with naturality to try to get the team in the best condition."

  3. Dowman has to earn playing timepublished at 15:19 BST

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    Max DowmanImage source, Getty Images

    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Max Dowman: "He is 100% with us. He has done all the pre-season. He is in our system, on every effect.

    "How much he will play? He is the same as everyone. He has to earn it. If he earns it, he plays."

  4. 'No doubt Maresca will do a good job'published at 15:17 BST

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    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca: "What I know is that he has the personality, the character and knowledge to do an unbelievable job. That is why he has been selected, because they could have picked anybody but they went with Enzo for the right reasons.

    "He has demonstrated that at every level, in the Championship and what he has done when he has been at Chelsea and now here. I have no doubt he will do a good job."

  5. Guardiola 'the best coach in history'published at 15:15 BST

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    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Manchester City and Pep Guardiola: "I am going to fall short on the way I can praise what he has done.

    "For the Premier League, for the country, I think he has opened a different way of understanding the game. He has escalated the Premier League to a different level.

    "He has brought a different standard to the league that we have not witnessed before. I was very lucky to be a part of that and understand and witness how it is done daily, I think it is remarkable.

    "For me he is the best coach in the history of football. He will be missed in the Premier League but I don't know if coaches will miss him.

    "I owe him gratitude for the time I was there, it was incredible and I think he has elevated all the coaches and teams to think and to work in different ways and that has made all of us better so it has been a pleasure. Now it is Enzo [Maresca], who I know well and he will provide something different to the club."

    On whether he knew Guardiola would be leaving: "100% no but I had some feeling and some understanding that this could be the case but as well you could sense it in the last year that he was close to that situation happening but someone like him, he can wake up in the morning and still get so excited and carry on doing it for 10 year, it was just incredible."

  6. Get Involved - 'Chelsea look the best bet'published at 15:13 BST

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    Everyone has tipped Arsenal to retain the title same way Liverpool had a unanimous approval last season. But it is quite shocking how people still doesn't take cognizance of the unpredictability of the premier league. For me, Chelsea with no European distraction look the best bet to win it.

    Kani, Bolton

  7. 'Biggest challenge' winning the leaguepublished at 15:11 BST

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    Pep Guardiola and Mikel ArtetaImage source, Getty Images

    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on winning the Premier League while Pep Guardiola was still Man City manager: "One of the biggest challenges I have faced in my career. I know the standards, I know they have the background, the ability and quality to do it again.

    "It has been a real challenge. I took it in a way but regardless of what happened I felt it was going to make us better. Pushing boundaries time after time."

  8. 'When the rules change, everything changes, the game evolves'published at 15:09 BST

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    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the differences this season from last season: "Last year was another one, the PSG, Bayern Munich match [in the Champions League], which was something we probably haven't witnessed before as well.

    "The World Cup brought some very different stuff. International football is different to anything in the Premier League. We will wait and see, I am sure there will be something different and everyone will have to adapt to certain changes.

    "I think the rules are going to be different as well so when the rules change, everything changes, the game evolves so we will see a change there as well for sure."

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    Get Involved - 'Stay at Villa!'published at 15:06 BST

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    It's baffling for Konsa to move to Arsenal. At Villa he will play every game, is a cult hero of the Holte End and England starter. If he went to Arsenal he would be behind Saliba (when fit), Gabriel and put his England place at risk. Stay at Aston Villa!

    Prit, Harpenden

  10. 'We have to think about recruiting'published at 15:04 BST

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    Mikel ArtetaImage source, Getty Images

    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on improvements: "There is room for sure but with the players that we have, with ourselves, elevating the quality of the players that we have with us and elevating individual performance, it has to be the main focus and when we cannot do that then we have to think about recruiting."

  11. Get Involved - 'Not worth anything less than £60m'published at 15:02 BST

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    I think we should keep MLS unless an offer close to £60 million comes in. I think he covers two positions very well, and isn’t worth anything less. Also, if a club isn’t loyal to good talent can we hold any player accountable when they want to move on before their contract?

    Caitlin, Bristol

  12. 'The value of the player is what someone can pay for you'published at 15:01 BST

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    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the transfer window and four £100m players this window: "Yeah it has [taken him by surprise].

    "I wouldn't bet on that. It's the market. There are clubs happy to invest or are happy to leave the valuations of the players at that and that is fair. The value of the player is what someone can pay for you.

    "Someone is happy to sell and someone is happy to buy and in the middle is a player happy to move from one club to the other."

  13. Arteta wants Nwaneri at the club 'if we can guarantee him minutes'published at 14:58 BST

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    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Ethan Nwaneri: "I don't know on the plans but certainly it opens your eyes in terms of how much a young player can evolve in such a short period, that work and experience abroad, we set some difficulties and challenges, what you can really get out of that.

    "And I think he's done it in a brilliant way. I think he's unquestionable, the talent, the desire, the love and the passion he has for the game. It's something that I always loved about Ethan. And then I think he had some great games and he's shown everybody that he has the ability to be here.

    "I want him to be at the club, but something is in the medium, long-term what is the best for the player as well. And Ethan needs to play football. And if he stays here it's because we can guarantee him that he can have those minutes, otherwise it's just something that is not good for anybody I think."

  14. 'I can see the desire'published at 14:55 BST

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    Martin OdegaardImage source, Getty Images

    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Martin Odegaard and his fitness levels: "For those two cases, I think him and Bukayo [Saka], I see something else.

    "They had some issues last season and they couldn't have the consistency levels that they know that they can bring to the team.

    "There is a big margin, a big gap there that I think the team is going to benefit from because I can see the desire in them."

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    Get Involved - 'Needs a fresh start'published at 14:53 BST

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    Can see Martinelli going if they can find a buyer, given that they already have Tzolis. Nwaneri should move for the sake of his own career but Lewis-Skelly is surely too useful to let go. He can play very well at left back and cover several positions in midfield.

    James

    I would sell Martinelli - I think he needs a fresh start - for some reason it hasn't quite worked for him. The left side has to be upgraded as the right hand side is covered by so many defenders. I would bring Nico Williams in to replace him.

    Nick

  16. 'Saka and Rice have improved'published at 14:51 BST

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    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka: "We haven't noticed anything [fitness issues]. They have individual plans, through the time that they had with the international team.

    "They have been trying to evolve those issues and they have improved. In the rest period, they had programmes they had themselves. They have been doing those and from what I have seen so far, it was really good."

    Bukayo SakaImage source, Getty Images
  17. Arsenal to be their 'best version' in Community Shieldpublished at 14:48 BST

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    Mikel ArtetaImage source, Getty Images

    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on how long it will be until we see the best version of Arsenal because of injuries and late returns:

    "It will be the best version of Arsenal on Sunday, that is the intention that we have, that we are building the best performance and the best way to start the season by lifting the first trophy.

    "That is the way we have prepared the season, on day one, be at our maximum level, because that is the standard for us."

  18. 'A lot of excitement around players'published at 14:46 BST

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    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on whether the Community Shield is a marker for the season to come: "Well that is what we want, we are adapting to the circumstances and the preparation that we had.

    "I said it the other day, I love the way the players have come back, most of them earlier than expected, really fit, we have done all the testing and they all seem in great condition and the moment they start to look at each other, I said look at the squad that we have and what we are building, it is a lot of excitement around them."

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    Get Involvedpublished at 14:44 BST

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    Outgoings are Nelson, Vieira and maybe Jesus. Nobody else.

    Martin

    Definitely need to sell Jesus, Vieira and Nelson. It’s important to keep MLS and Ethan but I guess it comes down to how much game time they’re given.

    Adam K

  20. 'Some players will probably have to move'published at 14:42 BST

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    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta on the possibility of players leaving the club: "Well, we have set out some possibilities we can explore if the right possibilities come across but so far with the numbers that we have, we are happy.

    "But obviously we have to accept that there are some players that will probably have to move."