Man City boss Pep Guardiola distance himself from Mikel Arteta’s success at Arsenal

Guardiola thinks Arteta can bring back the glory days at the Gunners.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola feels he learned a lot from Mikel Arteta who has given transformation to Arsenal who are currently the top unit in the Premier League.

Guardiola distanced himself from Mikel Arteta’s success at Emirates. Both sides are now fighting for the Premier League title.

Arsenal’s current manager was one of Guardiola’s assistants for three years before leaving for North London in the winter of 2019.

Asked if he sees a lot of his characteristics in Arteta, the City boss said with a smile: “Zero. He has a completely different father and mother and he has his own personality.

“All the success he has belongs absolutely to Mikel and his people at Arsenal, not me. People say ‘he was with Pep and learned a lot’. I learned a lot from him.

“People say always I have to teach my assistant coaches; I bring the assistant coaches here to teach me. I am here, the figure in front of the microphone but I learn like the players.

“People believe we teach the players but we learn off them to take the decisions many times. All of the good things about Mikel belong to him, his genetics his mum and dad are giving to him. Not me.”

All the success he has belongs absolutely to Mikel and his people at Arsenal, not me. People say ‘he was with Pep and learned a lot’. I learned a lot from him

Guardiola thinks Arteta can bring back the glory days at Gunners, who signed Declan Rice for a club record £100million, plus £5m in add-ons, in July after City dropped out of the race.

Guardiola said: “Everybody knows that we wanted him. In the end, Arsenal pushed more and wanted him more. Maybe Mikel was more convincing than me. We could afford it maybe less, that’s why.”

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