Guardiola jokes Mikel Arteta didn’t celebrate when Man City scored vs Arsenal
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has joked Mikel Arteta didn't celebrate when City would score against Arsenal, when he was the Catalan's No.2.
Arteta worked under Guardiola at City for three years between 2016 and 2019 – before he left for the top job at the Gunners. And speaking ahead of the pair's reunion, Guardiola said: "Always he jumps and celebrates, except one team.
"One team every time we score a goal I jump, come back he was sitting there. It was Arsenal. I said that guy likes Arsenal." However, just because Arteta liked Arsenal it didn't stop him from being ruthless against the Gunners.
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Arteta masterminded a City win over Arsenal in 2018, when Guardiola had seemingly run out of ideas.
Guardiola had instructed Arteta to 'forensically' analyse Arsenal before the game, and it was Arteta that spotted a tactical weakness at half-time. Shortly after the break, Bernardo Silva broke the deadlock, causing Guardiola to go running over to Arteta.
City eventually won the game 2-0 – and Guardiola credited Arteta with the win.
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Arsenal are currently flying high at the top of the Premier League, five points ahead of City with a game in hand.
However, the two sides are yet to face each other in the league this season – and they will have a dress rehearsal for their crunch clash in the FA Cup on Friday.
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