Arsenal's history as slow starters to a season is one of the Premier League's much-travelled tales. The inevitable pressure on Arsene Wenger by October will be released with a string of good results before an early slump at the beginning of the new year. But by then the club will have done just about enough to avoid the disastrous consequences of finishing outside the top four. Each year there are hopes that the season will have a different pattern. Maybe 2016/17 could see Arsenal right some of their previous wrongs – the summer suggests they could have learnt their lessons, finally. The signings of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez reflect an awareness of the squad's weaknesses,...
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