Mikel Arteta has been confirmed as the new Arsenal head coach on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
The former Gunners club captain has left Manchester City, where he was assistant to Pep Guardiola, to return to the Emirates to take up his first managerial role. The 37-year-old made almost 150 appearances for Arsenal, and won the FA Cup twice with the north London club before retiring in 2016.
Arteta joined City shortly after Guardiola’s arrival at the Etihad, and his coaching abilities have regularly been talked up, including by Guardiola and former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
Arteta will take the reins from another ex-Arsenal star, Freddie Ljungberg, who had been placed in interim charge following Unai Emery’s departure last month. Emery was shown the door in November, after just 18 months in charge, after a poor run of form stretching back to last season.
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