Mikel Arteta admits he had reservations about taking on the Arsenal job due to the shadow of Arsene Wenger that looms over the club.
The daunting task of accepting a role previously held by a man who shaped the entire club was on the agenda again after Manchester United, Arsenal’s opponents tomorrow, named Erik Ten Hag as the latest manager who will attempt to bring the Sir Alex Ferguson glory days back to Old Trafford.
Arteta could have been Wenger’s immediate successor though was eventually handed the job after Unai Emery and then Freddie Ljungberg, on an interim basis, were first to try and replace the Frenchman.