Hector Bellerin has said that Arsenal's Premier League title hopes hinge on a productive start to next season.

The Gunners face champions Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool in the first eight games of the 2015-16 campaign after the fixtures were announced today.

Arsene Wenger's side, who won the FA Cup in May, finished third last term but a trying first half of the season undermined them in the title race, and Bellerin hopes that they can learn from those mistakes next time around.

"We are all really excited, especially after the way we finished last year by winning the FA Cup," he told the club's official website. "It was such a big boost for us to keep doing well.

"We didn't do that great at the beginning of last season but we showed by the end how we can perform, that we have great players and we were really doing well as a team. So we just need to keep that momentum up for the new season and start on the right foot.

"It will be really important to start strong, to let people know that we have the same way of playing last season and can get the same results. We want people to know that we will be aggressive and that we are coming to fight for the title."

The North Londoners face West Ham United at the Emirates on matchday one of next season.