Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta have set the tone for Sunday’s Premier League blockbuster between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Emirates, with both managers talking tough as they prepare their squads for battle.

Here is the complete head-to-head record between Guardiola and Arteta. The first meeting between Guardiola and Arteta was staged in an empty Etihad Stadium due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it was City supporters who were celebrating on their sofas.

Both Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta have changed their styles and ways of operating in recent years, but is it because of the other?

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was a hugely encouraging factor behind Mikel Arteta taking the top job at Arsenal, the Spaniard has revealed this week. Arteta’s journey from Guardiola’s assistant to Arsenal head coach is one of the more notable career progressions in English football in recent years,

Leandro Trossard set up Gabriel Martinelli for Arsenal’s opener, before the Belgian found the net himself to seal a 2-0 win. This wasn’t a vintage Arsenal display, but with William Saliba, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz all unavailable, Arteta will be delighted with the win.

In their bid to address three years of second-placed finishes in the Premier League, Arsenal spent heavily in the summer transfer window to recruit Viktor Gyökeres, Martín Zubimendi, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke, Piero Hincapié, Cristhian Mosquera, Christian Nørgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga, with squad depth a key priority for Arteta.

Mikel Arteta has decided to rebrand his substitutes as ‘finishers’ and former Premier League striker Troy Deeney is no fan, saying the move is childish. The Arsenal boss hailed Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard for their impact in the Champions League last week against Athletic Club.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has introduced a new rule demanding players meet at the club's training ground before all home and away matches. And the policy means some Gunners players are now splashing out up to £1,