As Arsenal presented Mikel Arteta as their new manager on Friday evening, one of them felt particularly relevant. When was the last time an Arsenal player was allowed to do an in-depth newspaper interview? His media conferences were must-not-see events, numbers dwindled and the hard truth was that Arsenal slipped off the news agenda. Arteta knows Arsenal and the club’s issues, having felt them from the inside as a player and watched them from the outside at City. How Arteta means to lead them to better times will be underscored by his charisma.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2019 21:00 UTC