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'Our mindset is to win the Premier League'

'Our mindset is to win the Premier League'

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"Our mindset is to win the Premier League and we will give everything from the first game," says Arsenal centre-back William Saliba.The Gunners have strengthened their squad this summer, providing much-needed depth to mount a serious challenge, and are ready to take the next step to get their hands on the title."We have to learn from the last three seasons," said Saliba. "Of course, we are lucky to have a chance to compete in the Premier League again and try to win."We have a lot of new players and they will hopefully help us to win this league."With expectation comes pressure, but that is not something the France international fears."Pressure is good," he added. "That means we are in a good place."We need to keep going like this. If we are not good we don't have pressure, so it's good."We play football to have pressure. We are in a good mood and we've had a good trip [in Singapore]."
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