Mikel reflects on six years at the helm

Mikel Arteta in 2019Saturday, December 20 marks the six-year anniversary of Mikel Arteta’s appointment as our manager.

The occasion will see him take us on our first ever trip to Hill Dickinson Stadium to face one of his former sides in Everton.

In his pre-match press conference at the Sobha Realty Training Centre on Friday, Mikel was asked all about his first six years in charge of the club.

"It’s gone fast, a lot happened but it’s been an incredible journey and I enjoyed every minute of it," he said.

"One man cannot really change anything, especially when you talk about the size and the history of this football club. You need a lot of good people, very committed people around you with the…