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MANCHESTER (VG) Pep Guardiola and his Manchester Metropolis despatched former colleague and Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta into an entire disaster two years in the past. However since then the London membership have risen and they’re instantly their largest rivals.
MEETING FOR A BIG DEAL: Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta, right here from when Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal battled it out for the Neighborhood Defend trophy in early August this 12 months.
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And on Sunday, Guardiola and Arteta, not least Martin Ødegaard and Erling Braut Haaland, will meet in an actual main showdown on the Emirates Stadium.
On the final press convention earlier than the match, not solely the power ratio between the groups on the sphere was a subject of dialogue.
But in addition what sort of muscular tissues they present exterior.
Guardiola was about to be requested about Arsenal’s multibillion-dollar buy of Declan Rice, a participant the Metropolis supervisor needed to signal himself, however replied earlier than the query was answered.
– It is referred to as insanity when Metropolis does the identical and buys gamers for these sorts of quantities. When others do it, it is about how sensible they’re. However I do not deny that different golf equipment spend cash and I do not decide that both. We’re consistently being assessed, however we’re doing properly, says Guardiola.
BIG GAME: Declan Rice and Martin Ødegaard make up two-thirds of Arsenal’s stable midfield. Right here from a contest earlier this fall.
view extraGuardiola additionally says that “everybody is aware of Metropolis needed Rice final summer time”.
– Arsenal “pushed” extra, needed him extra. Possibly Mikel was extra convincing than me, or perhaps the membership was. Or that there was one thing incorrect with our supply.
The 2 have been in a relationship for greater than twenty years and have labored collectively in Metropolis since 2016. Guardiola as supervisor and Arteta as assistant. They subsequently broke up in 2019.
Since then they’ve met a number of occasions. However Arteta does not have good stats in opposition to Guardiola and the Metropolis supervisor was requested a few very particular match between the 2 in August 2021.
InfoArteta vs Guardiola:
June 17, 2020: Mon. Metropolis – Arsenal 3-0 (Premier League)
July 18, 2020: Arsenal – Mon. Metropolis 2-0 (FA Cup semi-final)
October 17, 2020: Mon. Metropolis – Arsenal 1-0 (Premier League)
December 22, 2020: Arsenal – Mon. Metropolis 1-4 (League Cup)
February 21, 2021: Arsenal – Mon. Metropolis 0-1 (Premier League)
August 28, 2021: Mon. Metropolis – Arsenal 5-0 (Premier League)
January 1, 2022: Arsenal – Mon. Metropolis 1-2 (Premier League)
January 27, 2023: Mon. Metropolis – Arsenal 1-0 (FA Cup, fifth spherical)
February 15, 2023: Arsenal – Mon. Metropolis 1-3 (Premier League)
April 26, 2023: Mon. Metropolis – Arsenal 4-1 (Premier League)
August 6, 2023: Mon. Metropolis – Arsenal 1-1, 1-4 on penalties (Neighborhood Defend)
view extraWhen Arsenal misplaced 5-0, the stress on Arteta and his place elevated sharply, and Guardiola put his former pupil closely in protection shortly afterwards.
The followers needed Arteta sacked. They have been final within the desk after three video games. The consequence was zero factors, zero targets and 9 targets conceded…
– Usually I do not defend colleagues. They’ll defend themselves. We respect one another, however we’re not buddies. With Mikel it was utterly completely different. We labored collectively for 2 or three years, he says concerning the competitors two years in the past.
Since then, Arsenal has risen sharply. Guardiola thinks this usually occurs when the board, sporting director and supervisor handle to work collectively.
– I knew how he was right here. How he spoke to gamers, the concepts he had. And he’s so demanding along with his board now. “Give me cash, give me cash I can use.” He has that expertise too, Guardiola says and laughs frivolously.
The Metropolis supervisor and Arteta have temperaments, details and dedication on the touchline that may be strikingly comparable. The identical goes for soccer philosophy.
When a journalist prompt that Arteta was some sort of ‘mini model’ of himself, Guardiola was in a position to really soften his smile for the primary time.
– I gown higher, says Guardiola to loud laughter from a reasonably full press room within the Manchester Metropolis press room.
– My spouse at all times offers me the proper outfit.
GOOD FRIENDS – AND CLOSED RIVALS: Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola, right here for a match in 2020.
view extra– However do you see a few of your qualities in him?
– Zero. Zero. His dad and mom are utterly completely different. He has his personal persona. Any success he has is owned by Mikel and his help workers. Individuals say “he labored with Pep”, however I realized lots from him. Individuals inform me to show my assistant coaches, however I put them in to be taught. Juanma (Lillo, present assistant) is right here to show me issues.
– All the nice issues, the success, but in addition the unhealthy issues about Mikel are about him. He has the genetics of his mom and father, not mine, says Guardiola.
PS: You’ll be able to watch the match between Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis on Sunday at 5:30 PM on V Sport PL or Viaplay.
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