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Former London "Arsenal" player Paul Merson believes that the "Gunners" still have a long way to go to be able to compete for trophies again. "Arsenal" shocked this season with significant changes - Unai Emery was relieved of his coaching duties, and in his place came Mikel Arteta, who had been working as an assistant coach at "Manchester City". According to P. Merson, M. Arteta has made progress, but even Pep Guardiola himself wouldn't work miracles with the current group of players. "Will Arsenal be able to compete for titles again in the near future? Even if the team's coach were Guardiola, my answer would be 'no'," P. Merson told "Sky Sports". "Wenger used to say that everything depends on the players, and Arsenal currently does not have a capable squad. I really like Arteta and I think he will do a better job than Emery, but at the same time I have to say that they are still a million miles away from being able to compete for titles," added the Englishman who played 423 matches for "Arsenal".
