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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal boss reveals how having heart surgery aged two shaped his football career

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed how having open heart surgery as a toddler shaped his football career.

Footage from the trailer of Amazon Prime's new documentary about Arsenal shows Arteta, 40, opening up to his players in a team talk about receiving life-saving surgery as a two-year-old.

Arteta spoke about the moment on BBC Breakfast before the release of the All or Nothing series on Thursday.

"I never opened up like this to anyone," he said.

"I think 90% of the boys or staff wouldn't know about that issue. But it's how I felt just before that moment, it's nothing that I planned.