Mikel Arteta, whose team currently tops the Premier League rankings, used to work as an assistant to Pep Guardiola, whose team are pushing Arsenal in the title race, and they are about to face each other at the Etihad today (Sunday).
Naturally, the relationship between the two coaches cannot be the same as it was back when they worked together.
Mikel Arteta on the changes to his relationship with Pep Guardiola:
“First of all, it’s the distance. Spending 14 hours a day together to not spending any (time together). So it’s a big difference. And then obviously the fact that we are where we are, both challenging for very… pic.twitter.com/8s5QJJ2uzU
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