Yes it might end up being another LOL Arsenal thread, but during the 2nd half of last season they started showing positive thigs, even when they lost games (the home loss vs Man City was a good example of that)
They signed Jesus and Zinchenko; Jesus has been impressive, sure it's preseason, but scoring braces and hat tricks vs Chelsea and Sevilla is not a bad performance at all; he also makes plays for others and his movements off the ball are fantastic.
Zinchenko is a instant upgrade at the LB spot an he should benefit from more paying time; he can also play MF.
And Arteta knows them very well from his Man City days.
Martinelli is a talented player who improves every year; same with Oodegard (who was just named Captain by the way)
Negatives : Their defense is still a question mark and Xhaka is a walking red card, and they'll need Jesus to stay healthy.
But so far the Gunners aren't looking so bad; can they compete for top 4? probably not, but nobody picked Leicester to win a le in 2016 either.
City, Liverpool and Chelsea should finish ahead of them, as well a Tottenham if Conte doesn't lose his locker room - he literally killed his players in pre-season training
Man United? Too early to tell, their offense in pre-season under their new manager Ten Haag looked really good, but United has been really cursed since Sir Alex left (and it's just the pre-season)
resistanze NASpurs tbh