Date: 20th January 2023 at 8:00am
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has made a shock admission about Mikel Arteta and his recent ‘success’ at Arsenal so far.

THE LOWDOWN: IMPRESSIVE ARTETA

Both Arteta and Guardiola worked together at City before the former became Arsenal manager in 2019. He won the FA Cup and Community Shield in his first few months in charge.

Meanwhile, Arsenal have continued to grow and develop under the tutelage of Arteta, while Guardiola’s side have been dominant in the league over the years.

However, the Gunners have found an unreal form at the moment and are currently enjoying a record-breaking season, while City are trying to play some catch up.

Arsenal are currently top of the league and eight points clear of City, with the two to play at the Emirates on 15 February.

THE LATEST: PEP’S ADMISSION

Guardiola says he is “so satisfied” with the success of former assistant and current title rival Mikel Arteta, and that he learned a lot from their time working together.

The Manchester City manager spoke expensively to BT Sport podcast Mike Calvin’s Football People.

Asked about Arteta’s own complimentary words on the same podcast from his time with Guardiola, the 52-year-old said the feeling was more mutual.

“I’m so satisfied about his success,” Guardiola said.

“Because still he doesn’t know how much me, I learn, being alongside to him in this two years, two and a half when we were together, so the important thing is that everybody I would say that we work with him… when he start in Arsenal there was a tough period, because the results didn’t come, anyone of us had no doubts if Arsenal could rely on him at the end could take like right now this season and we are going to see in the future.”

THE VERDICT: GOOD COMPLIMENT

Good to see his former boss compliment him. Indeed, all directions point to the likelihood that Arteta is destined to be a fine manager. He has started the current campaign quite well and the results at the end of this season will determine more about his ‘success’ as a manager.

 

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