Mikel Arteta makes telling comment about his relationship with Pep Guardiola:
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Arteta says Guardiola friendship survives title rivalryAhead of Sunday’s decisive Etihad match, Arteta says his personal bond with Guardiola remains despite their competition.
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- Arteta said he had not spoken with Guardiola since they met in last month’s Carabao Cup final.
- Arteta worked under Guardiola at Manchester City before becoming Arsenal manager in December 2019.
- He said their friendship dates back nearly 30 years to Barcelona’s academy and would quickly feel natural over coffee or lunch.
- After City’s victory at Chelsea last Sunday, Guardiola said Arsenal deserved respect ahead of Sunday’s title decider.
But if I have lunch with him or a coffee in two minutes that relationship comes back to nature because we are very capable of separating things as a professional rivalry and the personal relationship and that will stay the same.— Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager, describing how his personal relationship with Pep Guardiola can be separated from their professional rivalry; context from the Mirror article.
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