Ilkay Gundogan sung the praises of Mikel Arteta and admitted to being a boyhood fan of Thierry Henry, speaking in a Q&A on social media.

Arsenal's Spanish head coach Mikel Arteta (L) talks with Arsenal's Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos (2nd R) during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 16, 2020.
Arsenal’s Spanish head coach Mikel Arteta (L) talks with Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos (2nd R) during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 16, 2020. (Photo by IAN KINGTON/AFP via Getty Images)

Ilkay Gundogan joined Manchester City a month before Mikel Arteta, back in June 2016. As a result, he witnessed the Arsenal head coach’s transition from playing to coaching first-hand.

The midfielder ran a Twitter Q&A to kill time during the coronavirus postponement this week. He answered a couple of questions relating to Arsenal, the first on what it was like working with Arteta.

It seems like no one on the City wage bill has a bad word to say about Arteta. They were obviously very successful during his time there, winning plenty of trophies. The 37-year-old earned his share of the credit for that.

The early signs are that he can have a positive impact coaching in North London too. The Arsenal squad are taking to him well so far, at least.

Back on the Q&A, Gundogan also admitted Thierry Henry was his favourite Premier League player as a child.

That’s no surprise, Henry was the best Premier League player of that era. It’s just nice to hear more playing professionals admit it.