Arsenal legend Ray Parlour is hopeful the club will be able to compete with the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool next season.

The Gunners have been quiet in the transfer market, but they are close to completing deals for Dani Ceballos and William Saliba.

Parlour hopes the addition of new signings and familiarity with the way manager Unai Emery wants to play will help the team push forward next term.

"It's very hard to compare [Gunners' Invincibles with current champions]. It really is," Parlour told Goal.

"It's different eras. We were very good in our era and obviously Manchester City and Liverpool are very good in this current era.

"People ask me all the time: 'Would you beat Man City?' Who knows? We had a very strong team, a powerful team, but Man City have been a different class. Liverpool showed how good they are. To finish on 97 points, lose one game and not win a title is amazing really.

"You can't compare. They're both excellent teams to watch. I'm just hoping Arsenal can get to that stage again with this current squad."