Arsenal beat a host of top clubs, including Premier League champions Liverpool, to sign Martín Zubimendi. Will he take the Gunners to new heights?

Arsenal laid the foundations for this summer’s arrival of Martín Zubimendi 12 months ago, outmanoeuvring Liverpool to poach the Spanish midfielder with what Mikel Arteta proudly hailed as a “really well-orchestrated plan”.

Martin Zubimendi says he joined Arsenal this summer because he wanted to work under a "quality coach". Zubimendi, who completed a £51million move to north London earlier this month, rejected the chance to join Liverpool last year and explained, in an interview with The Athletic, that Mikel Arteta was a major reason behind his choosing Arsenal.