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Leeds United's Jack Harrison reflects on time with 'inspirational' Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta

Leeds United forward Jack Harrison has heaped praised on "inspirational" Mikel Arteta.

Leeds were held to a 0-0 draw by Arsenal at Elland Road on Sunday night.

Despite having 24 attempts on goal, the woodwork proved to be Gunners' saviour with Rodrigo Moreno, Patrick Bamford and Raphinha all hitting the goal frame.

Harrison loanee spent time with the Arsenal boss during pre-season at Manchester City when Arteta was part of Pep Guardiola's backroom coaching staff.

The Whites' loanee has spent his time at Elland Road whilst Arteta moved to Arsenal but that brief summer encounter left a lasting impression on Harrison who spoke in glowingly about Arteta.

"I only worked with him for one pre-season and watching the way he worked alongside Pep was inspirational,” Harrison told Sky Sports News before Sunday's clash at Elland Road.

“Watching all the advice they gave to the players was something I really tried to learn something from.

"It was only a short experience being part of their pre-season but I've been really grateful for that, just learning how they conduct their training sessions.

"He (Arteta) wouldn't even remember saying certain things to me and other players around me as well. It was only small to him but it can make a big difference to us as players especially being so young and wanting to learn so much as well.

"You can tell he's very intelligent, he knows a lot about the game and working along with Pep you can see why he's got the reputation he has."

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