Mikel Arteta praised his “inspirational” former team-mate Mauricio Pochettino ahead of Arsenal’s fixture against Chelsea tomorrow evening.
Arsenal manager Arteta and Chelsea manager Pochettino played together during the pairs’ time at Paris Saint-Germain over 20 years ago during Arteta’s loan spell with the French club. Ahead of their first meeting as managers on Saturday at Stamford Bridge, Arteta, who was a 19-year-old youngster on loan from when he lined up alongside the then-29-year-old Pochettino, thanked the Argentine for giving him confidence during their time at the French club.
Trust me he was really, really good, you know the judgement, obviously the football. It is not surprising me that he is great, but he is still very young and improving day by day. He can be one of the greatest managers in the world. “It is going to be really nice because my love for him is there. It’s more than friends, it’s family. That’s why it is going to be strange. But all the coaches are very competitive when you go to play . We want to win and destroy the opponent.
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