Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny says they can handle critics writing them off for the new season.
Some have even suggested they may find their top-four spot under serious threat this term.
But Szczesny said: "That's not the way I see it.
"I see it that we are Arsenal Football Club and we should do our best to win the Premier League, not fight for a top-four place.
"I start the season thinking that we should win the Premier League. I feel we have the quality to do so."
The Pole admitted, though, that there was still "a lot of room for improvement" required from Arsene Wenger's men ahead of their Premier League opener at Newcastle on August 13.
"We have to make sure we go to St James' Park on the first day of the season and end up on the winning side."
