The Chelsea and Arsenal managers were once team-mates at Paris St Germain and have remained firm friends ever since.
Mauricio Pochettino highlighted his respect for Mikel Arteta and believes the Arsenal manager is “one of the best in the world”.
“They have Mikel who is part of my family. It’s going to be tough because they’re doing a great job with a great squad, they are a contender to win everything, the Premier League and the Champions League. Arsenal failed to finish in the top four during Arteta’s first three seasons prior to their title challenge last season, finishing eighth in both 2019-20 and 2020-21 and fifth the following season.
“At the beginning for him it was really tough. For maybe a year it was tough but it was a good thing that they put trust in him,” Pochettino added.“I think you have to give credit to the club and Mikel because they have created a bond between each other which is really class and now the results after three or four years and now at Arsenal they are fighting for big things.”
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