Mikel Arteta coached Sergio Augero during their time together at Man City (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta has paid a glowing tribute to Sergio Aguero ahead of the Manchester City striker’s final Premier League game for the newly crowned English champions. Arteta enjoyed many a tussle with Aguero during his own playing days, before coaching the prolific forward during his three-and-a-half year stint as Pep Guardiola’s assistant. Speaking ahead of Aguero’s City farewell on Sunday, Arteta said: ‘It was an absolute joy to work with him. ‘His character, his personality, he’s a loveable man and then one of the best talents that I’ve seen. Mikel Arteta played against Sergio Aguero on many occasions for Arsenal against Manchester City (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta coached Sergio Aguero during his spell as a coach at Manchester City (Picture: Getty)‘What he’s done in this league for so long, scoring the amount of goals that he’s done… I think he was a player that contributed to change the perception of English football in different countries.

Source: Metro May 21, 2021 11:07 UTC