Wenger: Arsenal stronger despite departures

Wenger, whose team open their campaign at Everton on Saturday, told reporters Arsenal's young squad had improved greatly in the last year.

"We have developed and we are young - and why are we not better now in August than we were in March? I believe we are stronger physically and mentally after a lot of hard work by everyone," the Frenchman said on Friday.

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