After the retirement of Arsenal's longest serving manager, Arsene Wenger, the Gunners went through a period of instability.
Current Aston Villa manager Unai Emery was placed in charge of the club for the 2018/19 season but lasted just over a year before he was relieved from his position.
At the time of his sacking, Arsenal were on their longest run without a win since 1992 and had not won a trophy since 2017.
A brief interim period saw ex-gunner Freddie Ljungberg take the helm until in December 2019, when Mikel Arteta was named as the new Arsenal Head Coach.
In just over five years Arteta has cemented himself as a high-quality manager.
When it comes to his win record in his first 200 Premier League games, the Spaniard boasts the fifth best record in history.
After 250 games in all competitions, Arteta had won the most games out of any Arsenal manager in the same time-frame.
At the same time, he also held the greatest win percentage of any Arsenal manager, although of course he had managed some 1000 games less than Wenger.
But despite all of this, Arteta has only won a singular FA Cup and two Community Shields to date.
So should the Spaniard be worried about his position, do the Gunners need to find someone new to finally get them over the line?
Has Arteta been a success at Arsenal?
It all comes down to perspective.
The eyes of the fans
For the Arsenal fan that demands nothing less than silverware, however unrealistic that may be in the modern age, then perhaps they would claim Arteta has not been a success.
After all, the Gunners are one of the biggest and most successful clubs in England.
A club of their stature should expect silverware, should they not?
But context is important.
No matter how good a team is, only a handful of managers can claim silverware each season. Does that make every other team in the country a failure?
So for a moment, let's forget about silverware and look at Arteta's tenure in more depth.
When Unai Emery was sacked, Arsenal were eight points off of the Champions League places and only went on to win a single league match in the interim period between the two Spaniards.
The club had not finished in the top four since the 2015/16 season and whilst Arteta was not able to recover this gap in half a season, he did win the FA Cup.
When you only consider the season's when Arteta was in charge from game one, the Spaniard has finished eighth, fifth and then second three seasons in a row.
He has done this with an average of 75 points, 73 goals scored and 39 goals conceded each season.
Arteta has set the club-record for the most goals scored in a league season and he takes up two of the top four spots in terms of points earned in a single season.
In other competitions, the Gunners have reached two Carabao Cup semi-finals, a Champions League semi-final a Europa League semi-final and of course victory in the FA Cup.
When you contextualise Arteta's time at the club, it is clear that he has brought Arsenal from a period of struggle, after the departure of Wenger, to a challenger once again.
But can this be maintained without the arrival of silverware next season.
The eyes of the players
The Gunners have stockpiled an increasingly impressive set of players over recent years, many of which would be considered amongst some of the current greatest in their position.
The likes of William Saliba, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and so many more are the envy of rival fans and even if they would never admit to an Arsenal fan, they would love to have those players in their team.
But if Arsenal are not careful, that might come true.
The Gunners have a strong contingent of young stars, but no matter how much a player loves a football club, their true ambition is to win trophies.
Sometimes, players must make a tough decision to further their career.
No matter how strong their love is for a football club, if a player does not feel their ambitions can be achieved where they are, they will move on.
For now, the Gunners do not seem to be at this stage. There is a strong familial feeling surrounding the North London outfit and a sense of optimism that silverware is coming.
But if we were having this same conversation in a year's time, the club still absent of silverware, then would the sentiment still be the same.
Already, there are rumours of clubs sniffing around Arsenal's star players.
In particular, Saliba appears to be heavily admired by Real Madrid and whilst for now he seems perfectly comfortable to stay at Arsenal, how long will it stay that way?
The Gunners are reaching a tipping point.
They have clearly been on an upwards trajectory for some time, but next season feels like a defining moment in Arteta's Arsenal reign.
If Arsenal win silverware next season, it is entirely possible that they push on and continue to grow into one of the dominant sides in Europe.
A whole new calibre of player will be available to the Gunner's and Arteta has already proven he is more than capable of taking players of any quality and improving them.
But if the Gunner's do not win a trophy next season, it is entirely possible that everything they have built in the last half a decade begins to crumble.
Player's may leave, it will become harder for Arsenal to attract the types of people they need to compete.
If Arteta finds himself with just one major trophy in six full seasons, context will no longer be considered.
The question will be asked whether the Spaniard really has what it takes to make the final step towards glory.
The eyes of the owners
At the end of the day, it is down to the ambition of the board and the owners whether Arteta needs to win a trophy next season.
Success is defined by perspective and whilst the fans of the club are always dreaming of silverware, club owners are not always aligned in their views.
It is no secret that the Kroenke's (Arsenal's owners) have not always been the most-loved amongst Arsenal fans.
You only have to go back as far as 2021 to find major protests against the club's ownership and you would not have to search too hard to find anybody who's views have not been changed by recent years.
To their credit, the Kroenke's do appear to have reacted to fan criticism and have made strides to bring success back to the red side of North London.
The Gunners have spent an enormous amount on improving the squad during Arteta's reign and at least in the media, the club owners appear enthusiastic about the return of silverware.
But perhaps the sceptical amongst Arsenal fans will argue that the Kroenke's are doing just enough to placate the fans.
They may question whether they are really serious about taking that final step towards victory, and a lot of those questions will be answered in this transfer window.
When it comes down to it, success from the point of view from an owner is all about money.
During the 2023/24 campaign, Arsenal generated a revenue of €717 million, a 35% increase from the previous campaign.
This season, the Gunners are set to earn roughly £177.8 million in Premier League prize money.
In summary, Arsenal may not be winning trophies but they are generating a lot of money.
It must be noted that these figures cannot be taken as pure profit, but from a purely economic point of view, it means that any potential suitors would have to pay a lot of money to buy the club from the Kroenke's.
If the Gunners were to sustain this form, even without winning trophies, the club would continue to generate enormous amounts of money.
So would Arteta really need to win a trophy next season to keep his job.
In reality, it is highly unlikely.
It all depends on the true ambitions of Stan and Josh Kroenke.