The greatest player in the history of football, Lionel Messi, thinks he is. During FIFA’s The Best awards recently, the World Cup winner ranked Arteta as the third-best manager in the world in 2025. His old boss Luis Enrique got the top spot, while current Barcelona manager Hansi Flick was his second pick.

In a recent report, Gazzetta dello Sport stated that Arsenal are facing stiff competition for Club Brugge midfielder Aleksandar Stankovic. It is understood that the Gunners would have to rival

Mikel Arteta spent six full seasons at Everton before his move to Arsenal, leaving his mark on the merseyside club

Ahead of the game, Arteta confirmed that Gabriel Jesus – who scored five goals in two times against Palace last December, including a hat-trick in our Carabao Cup quarter-final meeting at the Emirates last year – would be fit to start on Tuesday, having returned to action earlier this month from a lengthy ACL injury.

And while it had been a solid if unspectacular start to his life at the Emirates, Eze has now shown himself to be Arsenal’s X-factor with his derby-day hat-trick to dismantle Thomas Frank’s Tottenham.

Mikel Arteta had zero senior centre backs on his bench for Arsenal’s trip to Villa Park. / Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta revealed the Gunners will have to “cope” without William Saliba and Gabriel for an ongoing ...

Arsenal have built one of the best squads in the Premier League but Steven Gerrard is gutted his old team didn’t sign one of Mikel Arteta’s favourites.