It wasn´t so long ago that Mikel Arteta was widely considered a Manchester City manager-in-waiting, reports mail.co.uk. Now Pep Guardiola´s former assistant has emerged as the greatest threat to his mentor´s Premier League dominance after deciding to go it alone at Arsenal.
Arsenal Manager, Mikel Arteta and his Man City counterpart, Pep Guardiola, will clash in the fourth round of the English FA Cup…today.
While only a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup is at stake in the match, it could provide a psychological advantage to the winning team. Victory for Arsenal would be further evidence of its title credentials and ability to hold off a City challenge. For City, a win would be a statement of intent – particularly ahead the league meeting between the teams next month.
Arsenal’s success has been influenced by Guardiola, even if the Spanish coach has dismissed the suggestion that Arteta is his protégé. Arteta´s first coaching role came when Guardiola invited him to be part of his backroom staff at City in 2016 and he went on to help the club win two titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup.
Arteta did not enjoy immediate success in his first managerial job, with his position looking in jeopardy after Arsenal lost three straight league matches at the start of last season.He has relied on the patience and faith of the club´s board, who have backed him financially in the market and given him the power to rebuild a team.
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