Wenger wants to make flying start

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is hoping his side can make an instant impact at the start of the Premier League campaign.

With a difficult opening game away at Liverpool on August 15, the Gunners then face Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion before an away day trip to Chelsea and Wenger wants the side to get a solid start in order to keep in touch at the summit.

"The aim is to continue to progress as we have been doing," Wenger told Arsenal's official magazine.

"We were very close last year – closer than the previous season – so we are heading in the right way. We hope we can continue that this season.

"It is important to start well, start strongly and get into a good position early on and to try to maintain the level."

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