Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has hailed Pep Guardiola as 바카라the best coach in the world바카라 as the close friends prepare for a potentially seismic game in the Premier League title battle this weekend. (More Football news)
Manchester City play host to their title rivals at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday having won the last seven home meetings between the two sides.
Arsenal finally managed to record a rare victory over City when they won the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium earlier this season and go into the weekend top of the table 바카라 above Liverpool on goal difference with Guardiola바카라s reigning champions a point further back.
The two Spaniards are good friends, Arteta having worked under Guardiola at City between 2016 and 2019 and played his part in two Premier League title wins.
Now though, they will once again be in opposite dugouts as Arteta prepares to lock horns with a manager he believes is without rival.
Asked if his relationship with Guardiola was different now, Arteta replied: 바카라It had to change.
바카라My admiration and what I feel for him certainly hasn바카라t. In my opinion he바카라s the best coach in the world by a mile and he바카라s one of the nicest people that I바카라ve met in football.
바카라Certainly he바카라s one of the ones that I바카라ve had the most fun and laughter working with. That바카라s going to stay there forever.
바카라At the moment the rules are what they are and you바카라re going to have to adapt to it.바카라
Having sparred for the title last season, before City ultimately pipped Arsenal for the trophy en route to winning the treble, Arteta is keen to go one better this term.
바카라Probably I would prefer to do it against someone who I don바카라t have those feelings for but that바카라s not a choice,바카라 he added.
바카라It바카라s what it is. We both want to win.
바카라We바카라ll prepare the game very well. You cannot feel different about the person, but professionally you have to act differently.바카라
