Arsenal midfielder Coquelin insists his side won't repeat mistakes of last season as they bid to win the title

Coquelin battles for the ball with team-mate Mohamed Elneny, who he will rival for a place in the starting XI

Francis Coquelin has revealed Arsenal have gone over last season with a fine-tooth comb and do not intend to make the same errors in their quest for the title again.

It is now over 12 years since the Gunners lifted the Premier League trophy and, despite finishing as runners-up last season they were a distant 10 points adrift of champions Leicester.

But Coquelin, who is likely to be battling with January signing Mohamed Elneny for a place alongside Xhaka in Wenger's midfield engine room, believes the Gunners are ready to challenge again.

'It was a really tight season last season and it was a strange one,' the former France Under-21 international told Arsenal Player.

'I think it was unexpected that Leicester would win it but they did terrifically. We've gone through everything we did last season, we had a strong season, but it's going to be about details this time.

'The games all the people expect us to win, we have to win them and respond as well in the big games. I think that's what we've done in the last couple of years so we have to carry on doing this.'