• ‘If we do what we have to do, we will get closer, and we will win it’
• Arsenal miss out to Manchester City on Premier League final day

Mikel Arteta has pledged Arsenal will rejoin battle with Manchester City for the Premier League title next season and “bare our teeth” as they seek to further shrink the closing gap between the teams.

A 2-1 win against Everton was not enough for the Gunners on Sunday after City beat West Ham to win the league by two points. After taking the title race to the final day, however, the Arsenal manager said he was ready to redouble his efforts to overhaul what he called the best side in the history of the Premier League.

• Group set up to make recommendations
• Must consider fairness to fans missing home games

Fifa has taken a step towards allowing domestic leagues to play competitive matches abroad after announcing a new working group would be formed to “issue recommendations” on the topic. The group was confirmed after a meeting of the Fifa council in Bangkok on Wednesday and could lead imminently to a seismic change in the traditional structures of the men’s club game. La Liga has already said it hopes to play league matches abroad by 2025.

Fifa said the working group will be made up of 10 to 15 individuals with experience from across the game, including clubs, leagues and supporter associations. The governing body said the group will be independent but that its work must take into account a series of principles, several of which assume a positive decision to stage matches internationally.