Arsenal and Man City in tug of war over Mikel Arteta as Gunners eye new boss - EXCLUSIVEMikel Arteta is in the middle of a tug of war between Manchester City and his former club Arsenal who want him to be their next manager. The Gunners have put the Spaniard at the top of their wanted list to replace Unai Emery after Brendan Rodgers and Patrick Vieira committed themselves to Leicester and Nice. Arteta was the favourite for the Arsenal job after Arsene Wenger stood down 18 months ago but missed out to the more experienced Emery. However, he is yet again in the running to take over at the Emirates Stadium. Guardiola, who himself only has 18 months left on his contract and is yet to talk about a new deal, sees Arteta, 37, as his heir to the City throne when he decides it’s time to vacate it.

Source: Express December 07, 2019 22:30 UTC