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Arsenal are closing the gap to Liverpool and England's elite by Arteta channeling his inner Moyes, not his inner Guardiola

LONDON -- Mikel Arteta has already acquired a taste for winning at Wembley as Arsenal manager, and Liverpool became the Spaniard's latest victims in the Community Shield on Saturday. Less than a year into the job at the Emirates, the former Gunners midfielder has delivered silverware in the FA Cup and Community Shield at a rate of success that his coaching mentor, Pep Guardiola, would be proud of. He also secured a big FA Cup semifinal victory against Guardiola's Manchester City en route to last season's win against Chelsea in the final, so there can be no questioning Arteta's success so far in reviving Arsenal and getting his team to perform against the elite when it matters.