Arsenal will miss out on Champions League football for the first time under Arsene Wenger despite winning on the last day of the Premier League season.

The Gunners went into the final round of fixtures fifth in the division and in need of some help from either Watford or Middlesbrough, who faced Manchester City and Liverpool respectively, to clinch a 21st successive top four finish under the Frenchman.

And although his side kept up their side of the bargain, beating Everton 3-1, the others didn’t, with City running out 5-0 winners at Vicarage Road, and Jurgen Klopp’s Reds easing past Boro 3-0 at Anfield.

And it means that the Gunners will be playing in the Europa League next season, and that may also harm their chances of acquiring some of the world’s best talent in the summer transfer window.

Thus, they may need to look at some of their rivals when they consider their targets, and one club they could look to raid is Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United, who finished a place below Wenger’s men in sixth.

So, here are TWO United stars Arsenal must try and land this summer…

Chris Smalling

Recent reports suggest that Mourinho is going to let defender Chris Smalling leave the club this summer, having seemingly fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford.

And one club who should go in for the England international is Arsenal, given their own defensive concerns this term.

Laurent Koscielny remains their main man at the back, and although Shkodran Mustafi did well to begin with, he has been unconvincing in some of the bigger matches.

And with Rob Holding still young and inexperienced at this level, they could do with a towering centre-half to help them in next season’s Premier League, and that man could be Smalling.

Luke Shaw

Another player who looks set to leave Old Trafford this summer is left-back Luke Shaw, another star publicly criticised by manager Mourinho at times this term.

The 21-year-old has overall struggled since moving to Manchester back in 2014, appearing just 47 times for the Red Devils since then, mainly as a result of a serious injury last season.

Yet it doesn’t appear to be getting any easier for the England star, with his relationship with boss Mourinho seemingly strained, yet this could benefit Arsenal.

The Gunners have seen Nacho Monreal do solidly but unspectacularly at left-back this term, while Kieran Gibbs just isn’t able to nail down a first team spot – a move for Shaw makes sense, and a sustained run in the first team may be what’s needed for him to get back to the player we all saw at Southampton.