Arteta would have liked Wenger guidance at Arsenal

Mikel Arteta would have liked the prospect to take recommendation from his former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, however has praised the legacy left behind by the Frenchman in north London.

Wenger, who joined the Gunners from Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1996, led the membership over a two-decade-plus interval that noticed them emerge as one of many main sides in European soccer.

Since his exit in 2018, nevertheless, he has seldom held a presence across the membership, in contrast to former rival Alex Ferguson who has remained carefully concerned with Manchester United.

Speaking forward of his facet’s Premier League conflict with Brentford, Arteta – a two-time FA Cup winner below Wenger throughout 5 seasons as a participant at Arsenal – acknowledged he wished he might have taken his experience.

“I would have loved to have had him closer to have the opportunity to open up and in certain periods just listen and learn from him and everything he has been through,” he advised the Mirror.

“But he did it in a way to make sure that whoever comes after him had the respect and space he believed was important, and he honoured that.”

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With 5 wins and only one loss from their first six top-flight video games this time period, victory in opposition to Brentford might catapult Arsenal again to the summit, forward of Manchester City and Tottenham.

Much of their success has come from the imposing presence of goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who’s anticipated to be in line to start out England’s Nations League video games with Italy and Germany later this month.

With typical Three Lions keeper Jordan Pickford out injured, there’s a probability for Ramsdale to stake a declare for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, and Arteta says it would be a becoming prize for his performances.

“I hope [Ramsdale] is the [England] number one, it will be great for us and it will be great for Aaron,” he added. “He has proven within the final yr or so what he’s able to doing.

“We will be watching and waiting for that decision. Aaron is pretty confident. It would be a good reward for him and what he has done.”