Mikel Arteta has “all of the qualities” required to become Arsenal manager, their legendary former handler Arsene Wenger told Bein Sports. The 36-year-old Spaniard — who played 150 matches under Wenger at Arsenal — is imbued with the spirt of the Gunners, added Wenger, although the Frenchman was at pains to say he didn’t wish to influence the board’s decision. “He was a leader, has good passion for the game, knows the club and knows what is important at the club,” said Wenger. READ ALSO: My lover — not my husband — impregnated me, wife confesses“Overall he has the qualities but I don’t want to influence that publicly. Arsenal — who finished without a trophy last season and failed to qualify for next term’s Champions League — are confident a new manager will be named before the World Cup begins on June 14.

Source: Punch May 17, 2018 15:00 UTC