In the first of three decisive matches, Arsenal will visit Brighton on Sunday to end their Premier League title rivalry with reigning champions Manchester City.
The Gunners came in fifth last season and are undoubtedly ahead of schedule under Arteta after turning the fight with City into a genuine title contest.
Whatever happens at the campaign's conclusion, Arteta has lofty goals for Arsenal's long-term success and high expectations for the growth of his team.
Arteta added, "We can be much, much better in lots of things, by tremendous margins. "We still have a tremendous amount of capacity in set-pieces, and we can be much better attacking man-to-man situations and open areas.
“In terms of game management we can be a lot better, we can be much more ruthless. There's a lot of things we have to seek to improve.
We don’t have a single player that has reached their peak, no one. And we as coaches have to be curious to understand what can we do to improve them.
“They can empower each other and take their game to different levels. It’s about everything clicking, and getting into players and getting something else out of them.
“There are certain players that have to go to a different level in terms of leadership, what they transmit to the group, and in terms of responsibility and accountability for what happens here every single day.
“There’s a lot to do. But the players are the protagonists and we have to try to give them the tools that they can then know how to manipulate. There are moments to put those players in those moments, but now is not the moment in my opinion.”
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