ARTETA WANTS TO GO FOR GOLD

MIKEL ARTETA called on Arsenal to summon the Klondike spirit and told them: “Keep digging because one day you'll strike gold.”

- BY MIKE WALTERS

The Gunners, 21 years without a title and five years without a trophy, begin their latest assault on the summit after a £200million trolley dash this summer.

And as Arsenal head for an opening-day battle with Manchester United, boss Arteta believes they are ready to go one better than three straight seasons as Premier League runners-up.