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Marc Strydom

Arsenal remains calm amidst Mikel Arteta contract talks

Despite Mikel Arteta’s contract expiring in a year, the Arsenal hierarchy reportedly remains remarkably calm. Both Arteta and the club wish to continue their partnership, but no new agreement has been reached yet. Reportedly described as ‘strangely zen,’ the

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Ayanda Vezi

Florida Cup: Arsenal vs Chelsea

Well, it hasn’t quite got the prestige of the Bangkok Century Cup, or the fission-ability of the Audi Cup…however it is still the Florida Cup! And that deserves your respect!  These two proud English sides will contest the 2022 edition

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Ayanda Vezi

West Ham vs Arsenal Preview

It was probably a toss-up between this encounter and the Chelsea v Everton game for our feature focus this week. Admittedly, I was surprised when our editor published the memo – but then again neither of these sides have

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Arsenal vs Manchester United Preview

What a season we have enjoyed so far in the Premier League. We’ve got a proper ding-dong battle for the title, but we also have a race for Champions League places! A race nobody seemingly wants to win…of course

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Tottenham vs Arsenal Preview

It’s a bitter, bitter rivalry. One that usually always gives us a story for the days that follow the final whistle! Tottenham and Arsenal are both in good places, they each have a manager who will come into this

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Arsenal vs Manchester City Preview

One of two very exciting games that will chorus the New Year! What better way is there of bringing in 2022 than with some simply sumptuous English football. I’m excited about this one! Arsenal are slowly coming into their

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Mikel Arteta Amatriain (born 26 March 1982) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Arsenal.

Arteta was appointed as an assistant coach to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City in 2016. He returned to Arsenal in a managerial capacity in 2019 and won the FA Cup in his debut season.

On 26 December 2019, Arteta took charge for the first time as an Arsenal manager for their Premier League match against Bournemouth which ended in a 1–1 draw, thanks to a second-half equalizer from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Despite the draw, he stated he was pleased with the “attitude, passion, and the fighting spirit” of his players. On 1 January 2020, Arteta got his first win as Arsenal coach: a 2–0 win over Manchester United at the Emirates.