Despite the lack of confirmed signings so far this summer - teenager Aaron Ramsey is the only addition to date - and speculation surrounding the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor and Alexander Hleb, the Gunners boss says the current squad, as a collective unit, has the potential to be his best yet.

Wenger told the official Arsenal magazine: "I feel the togetherness is there, the desire is there, and the quality is there. They have very good ingredients. We have done extremely well.

"We just want to make another improvement next year, and if we can manage that improvement, what will follow naturally is domination."

Arsenal have again resisted the temptation of lucrative offers to tour away from Europe, and will instead embark on Wenger's preferred trip to Austria, where he had already spent time this summer for the European Championship.

A Gunners XI will face Barnet at Underhill in their traditional start to pre-season, before games against local sides in Austria and then a clash with VfB Stuttgart - Hleb's former club - on July 30.

Wenger's squad complete their warm-up for the Champions League qualifier on August 12/13 by hosting the Emirates Cup and also playing in the Amsterdam Tournament after an exhibition match at the Galpharm Stadium as part of Huddersfield's centenary celebrations.