24/05/2026
Pep Guardiola on Mikel Arteta 🧠
“He went to the team he dreamed of, when we scored a lot of goals, he jumped and celebrated except one team. Everyone we. scored against, I celebrate but when I come back, he’s sitting there, that team was Arsenal
In the moment I said: ‘that guy loves Arsenal’, and honestly, I respected it. In modern football people hide their feelings, but Mikel never could when it came to Arsenal. That club stayed in his heart even while he was helping us win trophies at Manchester City.
When Arsenal called him, I was not surprised for one second. That was not a career move for him, it was destiny. Some managers choose projects, but Mikel chose home.”
