It's Art to hearts

MIKEL PLANS FACE-TO-FACE CHATS WITH HIS STAFF TO GO ALL GUNNS BLAZING IN '26

- Darren Witcoop

MIKEL ARTETA is ready to hold frank conversations with his staff to ensure Arsenal hit the ground running next season.

And as part of his honest and open post-season review, Arteta admitted he will even look at himself and where he can improve.

Arsenal are destined for a third successive campaign as Premier League runners-up ahead of today's final game at Southampton.

Their Champions League run ended with semi-final heartache and Arteta says it's now vital that the Gunners continue to scale new heights to ensure they can go one better.

The Arsenal boss said: "I will do that (my own review) and I am not going to tell you what it is but I am going to do that for sure and I hope they do the same.

"Our performance review actually goes every two months. We will have one next week here with everybody that is involved.