Aaron Ramsey has warned his Arsenal teammates that winning the Premier League this season will not be possible without the consistency that eluded them last term.
The Gunners enjoyed a strong finish to the 2014-15 campaign but a series of poor results in the first half of the season appeared to undermine Arsene Wenger's side again.
Nevertheless, Ramsey says that after winning back-to-back FA Cup titles, this Arsenal side is ready to step up an assault on bigger and better trophies this time around.
"Consistency is key," he told FourFourTwo. "The form we showed towards the end of last season is the form we need to show throughout the new season if we want to be challenging for the title.
"In the last few years we've always had half a season where we've been the most consistent team – it would be great if we could do that back-to-back in one season.
"I think it's the best team we've had in a long while - probably the best team I've been involved in - and this club can get better. We're in a very strong position to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League."
The North Londoners kick off their season on Sunday by facing Chelsea in the Community Shield, before taking West Ham United on August 9 for their first league outing.
Shane Callaghan
