Kolo Toure believes the current Arsenal squad will produce the goods next season provided there are no departures over the summer. "I think keeping the team together is the most important thing," the Ivorian defender told the club's official website.

"When you stay with your team-mate for three or four years you start to learn how he plays.

"That helps you for the games and I think we have been together for a while now. It's important for our improvement next season.

"Sometimes when you bring somebody else, these players have to settle and that can take a year sometimes.

"The Premier League is already difficult so if you play six months badly it's difficult to come back."