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Unai Emery is ready to "fight strong" with a new and improved Arsenal squad this season after revealing his delight at the club's business during the summer transfer window.
Emery guided Arsenal to fifth in his first season at the helm, missing out on the Premier League top four by a single point as they also lost the Europa League final to rivals Chelsea.
With Champions League qualification the main aim this term, former Gunners midfielder Edu has arrived as the club's new technical director to implement a long-term strategy for coaching, the academy, scouting and recruitment.
Arsenal strengthened this summer with a number of signings to bolster Emery's options: David Luiz, Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Martinelli, William Saliba and £72million club-record arrival Nicolas Pepe.
While Saliba will remain at St Etienne on a season-long loan, the rest will be hoping to have an impact over the course of the season and Emery believes this is more "his" team than the one he inherited a year ago.
"We are very happy and we are delighted with what the club did (in the transfer window)," he told reporters.
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"Also (head of football) Raul Sanllehi and (director of football) Edu were working together to find the best solutions, being competitive in the moment we can sign another player and also using the club to support us economically to do that.
"And really, really now we are going to fight strong with a big responsibility with this squad and after that we want to continue doing well."
Additional reporting by the Press Association.