Mikel Arteta Archives: 02/2020

Arsenal achieved their biggest win of the season against Newcastle United on Sunday, after a blistering second-half performance at the Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Arteta has already held talks with Arsenal loan defender William Saliba about the player’s role in the team next season, according to reports.

Mikel Arteta hopes we’re going to see Nicolas Pepe proving his value between now and the end of the season, admitting it isn’t easy to adapt to English football.

Mikel Arteta thinks Mesut Özil needs more than just five weeks to rediscover his best form at Arsenal, but he has to consistently do the ‘non-negotiables’.

Mikel Arteta believes the serious injury he picked up while playing for Everton against Newcastle was one of the biggest challenges he faced in his career while he also admits seriously considering taking the Newcastle job before Steve Bruce was appointed.

Newcastle United’s Martin Dubravka has warned Arsenal that his side are “mentally and physically refreshed” as they look to shock Arsenal, who are referred to as the Magpies ‘midtable rivals’.

Arsenal face Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday, after a two-week break from competitive action.

Serie A club Napoli wanted to sign Lucas Torreira recently, and the player was open to a move, but Mikel Arteta is changing his mind.

Mesut Ozil has taken a swipe at Unai Emery by claiming the squad have improved massively under Mikel Arteta who arrived at the club just two months ago with no first-team head coach experience.

Arsenal are reportedly keen to bring Arsene Wenger back to the club to help Mikel Arteta and it’s something the Frenchman would be keen to explore.

Mikel Arteta is a little more optimistic about the chances of Pablo Mari facing Newcastle than Cedric Soares, but he’s urging patience with the new signings.

Arsenal are planning to make signings in three positions this summer, and their work is already underway, according to reports.

Bernd Leno thinks Arsenal just need to start taking their chances, arguing the defensive improvement is clear to see under Mikel Arteta.

Ian Wright thinks Mikel Arteta is already improving Arsenal’s defending and getting more out of the likes of Granit Xhaka and Shkodran Mustafi.

Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka had a knock to both his knee and his hip in the first half against Burnley, carrying an injury during the game.

After Arsenal’s draw against Burnley on Sunday, some supporters accused Mikel Arteta of ‘blaming the grass’ for the failure to win.

Arsenal kept a clean sheet but failed to make their chances count in a disappointing overall display against Burnley, despite a fast start.

Burnley will hand a debut to new boy Josh Brownhill against Arsenal on Sunday as Sean Dyche targets three league wins in a row and Mikel Arteta aims to stand up to his bullying tactics.

Raheem Sterling missed a number of glorious chances in his last match to end his goal-drought but as some journalists wonder if it is down to fatigue, I wonder if it has anything to do with Mikel Arteta leaving.

Mikel Arteta repeated his suggestion that Ainsley Maitland-Niles isn’t a natural full-back on Friday, after completing the signing of Cedric Soares.