Dimitar Berbatov has called upon Mikel Arteta and Arsenal to remember the former midfielder's best qualities as a player and make sure his team live up to that identity as he returns to the Emirates Stadium as head coach.
The Spaniard will become the first permanent appointment since the decision to dismiss Unai Emery in November.
Freddie Ljungberg was placed in charge as interim boss and will return to the coaching staff as an assistant manager after taking charge of the Gunners against Everton in his final game as caretaker.
Arteta will be watching from the stands as Arsenal take on the Toffees, the team he left to move to north London in 2011.
On Merseyside, the Spaniard was played further forward and sometimes on the wings as an attacking midfielder.
For the Gunners he made his mark from a deeper-lying role in front of the back four as a defensively-sound passer who could protect space but also find forward runners.
That is what Berbatov wants to see return to Arsenal under Arteta's reign with a club previously known for their exquisite football having lost some of their lustre of late.
Emery's style of play was rather workmanlike at times and more focused around reacting to opponents than setting out to claim his own agenda in games and his midfield selections could lack creativity.
Previously a rival to the Gunners with Fulham, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, Berbatov has called on his former foes to emulate the way their new head coach performed in his own playing days.
"As a player he was a very intelligent midfielder, with an eye for the pass, especially that last pass, and an eye for goal as well," the Bulgarian told Bet Fair.
"We had a few good games between us when he was at Everton then Arsenal, and as a striker you want those kind of players around you, because you know you can count on them to give you that final pass, even if the game is not going well."
Arteta could do a lot worse than to look at his own game and try to find a midfield mix that can keep the ball and unleash the likes of Gabriel Martinelli and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with their passes.
