Pep Guardiola Denies Any Role In Arteta’s Success At Arsenal

In spite of being Mikel Arteta’s tutor, Pep Guardiola adamantly denies any involvement in the success of the Arsenal coach.

After hanging up his boots, Guardiola trained the Arsenal manager as his assistant at Manchester City.

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He came to Arsenal in 2019 to take the position of head coach, and his reputation has skyrocketed in 2022–23 as a result of the Gunners’ commanding position atop the Premier League standings with 50 points after halftime.

Guardiola has disclaimed responsibility for Arteta’s success at Arsenal before the master and apprentice renew their battle on Friday in an FA Cup match at the Etihad.

“What I see in Arsenal belongs to Mikel and his people,” said Guardiola.

“I would like to say ‘Yeah, what they do is because I teach him’. Bullsh*t. I am 52 years old. I’ve been in Arsenal for one day, when they allowed us to train to win the Champions League against [Manchester] United [in 2011]. That’s the only time I’ve been in the Arsenal training centre. Sorry United,” he told reporters before the match.

“They play with wingers higher than the midfielders like us – yeah. But all the methodology, the process, with the character, the mentality, the set pieces, a thousand million things – that belongs to them,” he added.

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On Friday, both Arsenal and Man City will give it their best to advance in the FA Cup and gain psychological ground before their rematch in a titanic Premier League match on February 15.