"Mikel Arteta turned down Arsenal once before, before they turned him down if rumours are true, of course: another assumption we're all making with little confirmation from those involved."
"Arteta answered the call from childhood hero Pep Guardiola to serve as an assistant in his coaching staff when he arrived at Manchester City."
"By the time Arteta arrived in 2019, just like Wenger, the pressure wasn't quite so monumental. He had time to shape this team in his image."
"It was assumed that he had gone to study tactically under Guardiola. Yet this was never the case. The Catalan confirmed it himself, telling reporters in 2021, I didn't inspire him."
Mikel Arteta initially turned down an opportunity at Arsenal before becoming Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City. After completing his coaching badges, he was considered for the Arsenal managerial position following Arsene Wenger's departure but was declined. Arteta's arrival as Arsenal's manager in 2019 allowed him to shape the team without immense pressure. Despite assumptions about his tactical study under Guardiola, the latter clarified that he did not inspire Arteta's approach to management.
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